本末 - běn mò - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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本末

běn mò

Definition

the whole course of an event from beginning to end
ins and outs
the fundamental and the incidental

Character Decomposition

Idioms (1)

本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

(lit.) to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse

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