去末归本 — “Abandon secondary, return to primary”
去末归本 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon secondary occupations (like commerce and industry) and return to primary production (like agriculture); to prioritize fundamental industries or core activities”. Literally, “Abandon secondary, return to primary”.
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- qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
- qù去zhù住liǎng两nán难difficult to decide whether to go or stay
- qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕，，cún存qí其jīng精huá华discard the dross, keep the essence
- qù去wēi危jiù就ān安avoid danger and seek safety
- qù去tiān天chǐ尺wǔ五extremely high or close to power
- qù去tài太qù去shèn甚know when to stop
- qù去hài害xīng兴lì利remove harm, promote benefit
- qù去jiù就zhī之fēn分distinction of staying or leaving
- qù去jiù就zhī之jì际critical moment of decision
- qù去gù故jiù就xīn新discard the old and adopt the new
- qù去gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, adopt the new
- qù去àn暗tóu投míng明abandon darkness, embrace brightness
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What does 去末归本 mean?
去末归本 (qù mò guī běn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to abandon secondary occupations (like commerce and industry) and return to primary production (like agriculture); to prioritize fundamental industries or core activities”.
How do you pronounce 去末归本?
去末归本 is pronounced qù mò guī běn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 去末归本 literally mean?
Literally, 去末归本 means “Abandon secondary, return to primary”. It is used to mean “to abandon secondary occupations (like commerce and industry) and return to primary production (like agriculture); to prioritize fundamental industries or core activities”.
What is the Chinese definition of 去末归本?
去：弃；末：非根本的，古时称工商等业为末业；本：根本的，古称农业为本业。使人民离弃工商业，从事农业，以发展农业生产。