本末

běn mò

Definitions

1. the whole course of an event from beginning to end
2. ins and outs
3. the fundamental and the incidental

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Words Containing 本末

běn mò dào zhì

lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

Child Words of 本末

tip

root