The root cause
In the beginning, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Q ǐ g ē NF ā y ó u, which means to point out the source of things. It's from Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom: origin Pinyin: Q ǐ g ē NF ā y ó u interpretation: metaphor points out the source of things.
The root cause
carry forward the cause pioneered by one 's predecessors and forge ahead into the future - jì wǎng kāi lái
the practice of " gathering a few trustworthy people through secret contacts - zhā gēn chuàn lián
Pull out the tree and shake the mountain - bá shù hàn shān
shut one 's door and reflect on one 's misdeeds - bì gé sī qiān