本
末
b
ě
n
m
ò
Definitions
1. the whole course of an event from beginning to end
2. ins and outs
3. the fundamental and the incidental
Components
本
běn
–
root
末
mò
–
tip
Related Words
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
–
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom)