zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

to fix a problem at its source

Senses

正本清源 zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán to fix a problem at its source

to effect radical reforms; to thoroughly overhaul a system by correcting it from the ground up

References

variant 正本清源/正本清源 清源正本/清源正本
see 正本/正本 正本清源/正本清源
synonym 拔本塞原/拔本塞原 正本清源/正本清源