打破砂鍋問到底 dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
破 pò break, ruin, destroy; rout
砂 shā sand; pebbles, gravel; gritty
鍋 guō cooking-pot, saucepan
問 wèn ask (about), inquire after
到 dào go to, arrive, been to
底 dǐ bottom, underneath, underside