本末

běn mò

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 本末

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
mò

tip

本
běn

root