created sense approved 本末 · běnmò · ins and outs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
本末
běnmò
ins and outs
The whole course of an event from beginning to end; the full story or details of a matter.
本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · end; final
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created sense approved 本末 · běnmò · the fundamental and incidental — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
本末
běnmò
the fundamental and incidental
The root and the branch; the essential and the non-essential parts of a matter.
本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · nonessentials
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created sense approved 本末 · běnmò · roots and branches — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
本末
běnmò
roots and branches
The main trunk and the tips of a tree; the base and the top of a plant.
本 (literal) → 本 · běn · root 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · end; final
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