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Open the tool →端本正源 (duān běn zhèng yuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rectify the fundamentals and clear the source”.
端本正源 is pronounced duān běn zhèng yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 端本正源 means “Rectify the foundation and straighten the source”. It is used to mean “to rectify the fundamentals and clear the source”.
端:端正,清理。本:根本。源:根源。指从根本上加以整顿清理。