正本清源 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/, /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/, /t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/, /t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/, /t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/, /t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/ Chinese transliterations: zhèngběnqīngyuán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥㄩㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zing³ bun² cing¹ jyun⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân, zhèngběnqīngyuán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhèngběncingyuán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chêng⁴-pên³-chʻing¹-yüan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jèng-běn-chīng-ywán [Mandarin, Yale], jenqbeenchingyuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжэнбэньцинъюань [Mandarin, Palladius], čžɛnbɛnʹcinʺjuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jing bún chīng yùhn [Cantonese, Yale], dzing³ bun² tsing¹ jyn⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jing³ bun² qing¹ yun⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân [Hokkien, POJ], tsiànn-pún-tshing-guân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cviarpwnzhenggoaan [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], tsyengH pwonX tshjeng ngjwon [Middle-Chinese] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 正本清源

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      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zing³ bun² cing¹ jyun⁴"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân"
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      "zh-pron": "zhèngběnqīngyuán"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "chêng⁴-pên³-chʻing¹-yüan²"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jèng-běn-chīng-ywán"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jenqbeenchingyuan"
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      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "чжэнбэньцинъюань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "čžɛnbɛnʹcinʺjuanʹ"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dzing³ bun² tsing¹ jyn⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing³ bun² qing¹ yun⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiànn-pún-tshing-guân"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviarpwnzhenggoaan"
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      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/",
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        "Xiamen"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsyengH pwonX tshjeng ngjwon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "正本清源"
}

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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jenqbeenchingyuan"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "чжэнбэньцинъюань"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "čžɛnbɛnʹcinʺjuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jing bún chīng yùhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzing³ bun² tsing¹ jyn⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jing³ bun² qing¹ yun⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsiànn-pún-tshing-guân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cviarpwnzhenggoaan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsyengH pwonX tshjeng ngjwon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/"
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"正本清源" meaning in Chinese

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