Read Edit View history 正本清源 zhèngběnqīngyuán to fix a problem at its source Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 正本清源 zhèngběnqīngyuán to fix a problem at its source to effect radical reforms; to thoroughly overhaul a system by correcting it from the ground up Edit Delete References Add reference variant 正本清源/正本清源 → 清源正本/清源正本 Edit Delete see 正本/正本 → 正本清源/正本清源 Edit Delete synonym 拔本塞原/拔本塞原 → 正本清源/正本清源 Edit Delete
正本清源 zhèngběnqīngyuán to fix a problem at its source to effect radical reforms; to thoroughly overhaul a system by correcting it from the ground up Edit Delete