寻根溯源 xún gēn sù yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]

CHARACTERS

寻 xún seek, search, look for; ancient
根 gēn root, base(d on); foundation
溯 sù go upstream, go against current; formerly
源 yuán spring; source, head; surname