a tree has its root , a stream has its source(mù běn shuǐ yuán)

a tree has its root , a stream has its source

Woody water source, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù B ě nshu ǐ Yu á n, which means the root of the tree, the source of water. It refers to the root of things or the cause of things. From Zuo Zhuan, the ninth year of Zhaogong.

The origin of Idioms

In the ninth year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "in my uncle, I have a crown for my clothes, a root for water and wood, and a master for the people."

Idiom usage

It refers to the source of things.

Explanation of words

The root of trees, the source of water. It refers to the root of things or the cause of things.

Chinese PinYin : mù běn shuǐ yuán