inquire deeply into
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ú ng ē nzhu ī D ǐ, which means to pursue the root, generally refers to the cause of a matter. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
The student is keen on learning and wants to get to the bottom of any problem.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 39 of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "the village old man always talks freely, but his elder brother tends to get to the bottom of the matter."
Idiom explanation
Pursue the foundation. It generally refers to asking the reason of a thing.
inquire deeply into
misgovernment makes the people rebel - guān bèng mín fǎn
utilize the contradiction between foreign countries and suppress them - yǐ yí zhì yí
kill a chicken with a butcher 's big knife - niú dāo gē jī
have a recurrence of an old illness - jiù bìng fù fā
play off one power against another - yǐ yí zhì yí