běn​mò

ins and outs

本末 běn​mò
ins and outs
The whole course of an event from beginning to end; the full story or details of a matter.
the fundamental and incidental
The root and the branch; the essential and the non-essential parts of a matter.
roots and branches
The main trunk and the tips of a tree; the base and the top of a plant.

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