páo gēn jiū dǐ
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  • bombard someone with questions; inquire into the root of the matter

    • méi tǐ duì tā de sī shēng huó páo gēn jiū dǐ

      媒体私生活刨根究底

      The media gave her personal life a pretty firm going-over.

    • tā xiàng qí tā dà rén wù nà yàng yǒu diǎn shén jīng guò mǐn hé páo gēn jiū dǐ

      其他大人物那样有点神经过敏刨根究底

      He has got something sensitive and probing like all the rest of these hot shits.