Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

本末

běnmò

ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ

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

不要把本末倒置。

búyào bǎ běnmòdàozhì

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Keep 本末 and it comes back until you know it.

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