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The idiom 「端本澄源」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

It is like returning to the original source. To be rectified and cleaned up fundamentally.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

duān běn chéng yuán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dyun1 bun2 ching4 yun4

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