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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

Words Containing 本末

• 本末倒置 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì: lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

Child Words of 本末

• 末 末 mò: tip
• 本 本 běn: root