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Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「返本還元」 today for free with this guide.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「返本還元」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

It means returning to the origin.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǎn běn hái yuán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

faan1 bun2 waan4 yun4

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