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• 耳根清净耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) +
• 根深叶茂根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) +
• 归根究底歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis +
• 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch +
• 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán ㄐㄧㄡ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gau3 kei4 gan1 jyun4 to trace something to its source (idiom) +

• 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom) +
• 本来面目本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance +
• 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect +
• 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. +
• 变本加厉變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) +