| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 刨 | 刨 | páo | pao2 | to dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count; to deduct; to subtract | ||
| 2 | 刨根 | 刨根 | páo gēn | pao2 gen1 | lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter) | ||
| 3 | 刨根儿 | 刨根兒 | páo gēn r | pao2 gen1 r5 | erhua variant of 刨根 | ||
| 4 | 刨根问底 | 刨根問底 | páo gēn wèn dǐ | pao2 gen1 wen4 di3 | to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |