谨本详始 — “Be prudent about the root and detailed about the beginning”
谨本详始 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be cautious and thorough from the very beginning of a task or project; to attend carefully to the fundamentals at the outset”. Literally, “be prudent about the root and detailed about the beginning”.
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- jǐn谨shǐ始lǜ虑zhōng终be prudent from start to finish
- jǐn谨xiǎo小shèn慎wēi微overly cautious and timid
- jǐn谨shèn慎cóng从shì事act cautiously and prudently
- jǐn谨shèn慎xiǎo小xīn心act with extreme care and caution
- jǐn谨máo毛shī失mào貌focus on minor details, neglect overall picture
- jǐn谨zhōng终rú如shǐ始be as careful at the end as at the beginning
- jǐn谨zhōng终shèn慎shǐ始be prudent and consistent from beginning to end
- jǐn谨zhōng终zhuī追yuǎn远honor ancestors with solemn rites
- jǐn谨néng能shèng胜huò祸Prudence can avert calamity
- jǐn谨xíng行jiǎn俭yòng用act cautiously and be frugal
- jǐn谨yán言shèn慎xíng行be discreet in words and cautious in actions
- jǐn谨xiè谢bù不mǐn敏respectfully decline due to incompetence
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What does 谨本详始 mean?
谨本详始 (jǐn běn xiáng shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be cautious and thorough from the very beginning of a task or project; to attend carefully to the fundamentals at the outset”.
How do you pronounce 谨本详始?
谨本详始 is pronounced jǐn běn xiáng shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 谨本详始 literally mean?
Literally, 谨本详始 means “be prudent about the root and detailed about the beginning”. It is used to mean “to be cautious and thorough from the very beginning of a task or project; to attend carefully to the fundamentals at the outset”.
What is the Chinese definition of 谨本详始?
指事情一开始就要谨慎严格。