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Open the tool →推宗明本 (tuī zōng míng běn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to delve into and clarify the fundamental principles”.
推宗明本 is pronounced tuī zōng míng běn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 推宗明本 means “Deduce the principle, clarify the origin”. It is used to mean “to delve into and clarify the fundamental principles”.
推:推求;明:阐明。指推求阐明宗旨