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본말

Pronunciation
본말
Part of speech
noun
Vocabulary level
none
Homonyms
2

what really happened; the beginning and the end of an event

The beginning and end of an affair or business.

priority

The important and unimportant parts of an affair or business.

Idioms

본말이 전도되다

The beginning and the end of an event is reversed; mistake the means for the ends; put the cart before the horse

To become a state where something important is not distinguishable from something unimportant.