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Mandarin · pinyin zhuī běn qióng yuán

see 追本溯源 zhuī běn sù yuán

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追: zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
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源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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1–3–2–2 · zhui1 ben3 qiong2 yuan2

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zeoi1 bun2 kung4 jyun4

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