Taiwan Mandarin

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根源

gēnyuán·ㄍㄣㄩㄢˊ

“origin; root cause; the fundamental basis of something; the full story or reason behind an event.”

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The part of a plant that grows underground; the base or foundation of something; the origin or source of a matter; a classifier for long, thin objects.

yuán·ㄩㄢˊ

Source; origin; root; spring; headwaters of a river; also used as a surname.