cross-examine details

cross-examine details

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p á ng ē NW è nd ǐ, which means to interrogate and investigate the cause of things. It's from flowers in the mirror.

Idiom explanation

Ask: ask carefully; ask: ask.

The origin of Idioms

The 44th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "although the ocean of Wu Ru Lin has been abroad for several times, I don't pay attention to everything. I don't know much about it. I've been asked by the hills. I'll talk about it today and tomorrow. All the allusions in my stomach have been finished for a long time."

Idiom usage

As predicate and object, it is the same as "probing into the bottom".

Examples

He made a thorough inquiry and had to find out.