正本清源

Chinese

original; reserved copy
trad. (正本清源) 正本 清源
simp. #(正本清源) 正本 清源

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 正 本 清 源
Reading # 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 章 (23) 幫 (1) 清 (14) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 清 (121) 魂 (55) 清 (121) 元 (66)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open Closed
Division (等) III I III III
Fanqie 之盛切 布忖切 七情切 愚袁切
Baxter tsyengH pwonX tshjeng ngjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕiᴇŋH/ /puənX/ /t͡sʰiᴇŋ/ /ŋʉɐn/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /puonX/ /t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /ŋʷiɐn/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕiæŋH/ /puənX/ /t͡sʰiæŋ/ /ŋiuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ciajŋH/ /pwənX/ /t͡sʰiajŋ/ /ŋuan/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕiɛŋH/ /puənX/ /t͡sʰiɛŋ/ /ŋiuɐn/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭɛŋH/ /puənX/ /t͡sʰĭɛŋ/ /ŋĭwɐn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋH/ /puənX/ /t͡sʰi̯ɛŋ/ /ŋi̯wɐn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhèng běn qīng yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing3 bun2 cing1 jyun4

Idiom

正本清源

  1. to radically reform; to thoroughly overhaul
    正本清源的措施  ―  zhèngběnqīngyuán de cuòshī  ―  measures for thorough-going reform
  2. to clarify matters and get to the bottom of things
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