本同末异 — “Same origin, different ends”
本同末异 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sharing a common origin but diverging in their subsequent developments or manifestations; having the same root but different branches”. Literally, “Same origin, different ends”.
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More idioms starting with 本
- běn本xiāng乡běn本tǔ土one's native place or hometown
- běn本wèi位zhǔ主yì义departmental or unit self-interest
- běn本tóng同mò末lí离same goal, different methods
- běn本gù固zhī枝róng荣firm foundation ensures flourishing development
- běn本gù固bāng邦níng宁A stable society comes from content people
- běn本xiǎo小lì利wēi微small capital, meager profit
- běn本xìng性nán难yí移inherent nature is hard to change
- běn本zhī支bǎi百shì世main lineage thriving for generations
- běn本mò末dào倒zhì置put the cart before the horse
- běn本mò末yuán源liú流the whole story from start to finish
- běn本běn本zhǔ主yì义rigid adherence to book knowledge
- běn本běn本fèn分fèn分to be honest and dutiful
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What does 本同末异 mean?
本同末异 (běn tóng mò yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sharing a common origin but diverging in their subsequent developments or manifestations; having the same root but different branches”.
How do you pronounce 本同末异?
本同末异 is pronounced běn tóng mò yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 本同末异 literally mean?
Literally, 本同末异 means “same origin, different ends”. It is used to mean “Sharing a common origin but diverging in their subsequent developments or manifestations; having the same root but different branches”.
What is the Chinese definition of 本同末异?
本：本原。末：末流。比喻事物同一本原，而派生出来的末流则有所不同。