本末

Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
end; final stage; latter part
simp. and trad.
(本末)

Pronunciation


Noun

本末

  1. root or trunk of a tree and the branches
  2. the fundamental and the incidental
  3. ins and outs; the whole story

Derived terms

  • 本末不稱本末不称
  • 本末倒置 (běnmòdàozhì)
  • 本末有序
  • 本末舛逆
  • 本末顛倒本末颠倒
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