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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.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

原原
原yuánoriginal原yuánoriginal
本本
本běnbasis本běnbasis

The 原 original and 本 basis together convey the full beginning-to-end details.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →
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