There are 12 total results for your 本末 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
本末 see styles |
běn mò ben3 mo4 pen mo honmatsu ほんまつ |
the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end; (surname) Motosue Root and twigs, root and branch, first and last, beginning and end, etc. |
有本末 see styles |
yǒu běn mò you3 ben3 mo4 yu pen mo u honmatsu |
there is a beginning and end |
本末倒置 see styles |
běn mò dào zhì ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4 pen mo tao chih |
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse |
本末相依 see styles |
běn mò xiāng yī ben3 mo4 xiang1 yi1 pen mo hsiang i honmatsu sōe |
mutual dependence of (fundamental) roots and (phenomenal) branches |
本末転倒 see styles |
honmatsutentou / honmatsutento ほんまつてんとう |
(n,vs,adj-no) (yoji) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards |
本末顛倒 see styles |
honmatsutentou / honmatsutento ほんまつてんとう |
(n,vs,adj-no) (yoji) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards |
四法本末 see styles |
sì fǎ běn mò si4 fa3 ben3 mo4 ssu fa pen mo shihō honmatsu |
The alpha and omega in four laws or dogmas— that nothing is permanent, that all things involve suffering, that there is no personality, and that nirvana is 永寂 eternal rest. |
本末究竟等 see styles |
běn mò jiù jìng děng ben3 mo4 jiu4 jing4 deng3 pen mo chiu ching teng honmatsu kyūkyōdō |
complete, fundamental whole |
法句本末經 法句本末经 see styles |
fǎ jù běn mò jīng fa3 ju4 ben3 mo4 jing1 fa chü pen mo ching Hokku honmatsu kyō |
Dharmapāda |
紀事本末体 see styles |
kijihonmatsutai きじほんまつたい |
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing) |
Variations: |
honmatsutentou / honmatsutento ほんまつてんとう |
(n,vs,adj-no) (yoji) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards |
Variations: |
honmatsutentou / honmatsutento ほんまつてんとう |
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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