正本清源
zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

to fix a problem at its source

  • created reference approved 正本清源 → 清源正本 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正本清源 zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

    清源正本 qīng​yuán​zhèng​běn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 正本清源 · zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán · to fix a problem at its source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · to correct 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · to clear up 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · origin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense