原原本本 (yuán yuán běn běn) — in full detail, from beginning to end; exactly as it happened
Definition
Idiom meaning telling or recounting something exactly as it happened, with no omissions or changes. Inserted before a verb (usually as 地) to modify the narration.
idiom
in full detailfrom beginning to endexactly as it happened
Examples
- 原原本本。Tā bǎ shì qing de jīng guò yuán yuán běn běn dì jiǎng le yí biàn.He told the whole process from beginning to end in full detail.
- 原原本本。Jì zhě yuán yuán běn běn dì bào dào le zhè ge shì jiàn de jīng guò.The reporter reported the event's entire story exactly as it happened.
- 原原本本。Tā yuán yuán běn běn dì xù shù le tā zài guó wài de jīng lì.He narrated his experiences abroad in full detail.
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