打爛砂盆問到篤 (daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1) — when the clay pot breaks, the cracks go from the top to the bottom in Cantonese
daaˊ²打laanˍ₆爛saaˉ¹砂punˎ₄盆manˍ₆問dou˗₃到dukˉ¹篤简 打烂砂盆问到笃
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 lan4 sha1 pen2 wen4 dao4 du3
Meaning of 打爛砂盆問到篤
nounwhen the clay pot breaks, the cracks go from the top to the bottom
nounseek after truth; get to the very bottom of the matter; keep asking until one gets the answers; pursue a question stubbornly
noun打破砂鍋問到底
nounto find things out in a thorough way by asking every detail