追zeoi1根gan1溯sou3源jyun4

zeoi1 gan1 sou3 jyun4zhuī gēn sù yuán

English

to pursue sth back to its origins
to trace back to the source
to get to the bottom of sth

Examples

若追根溯源，绝大多数美国人都是移民。
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY
如果追根溯源的话，绝大多数美国人都是移民。
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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