剪草除根
jiǎn​cǎo​chú​gēn

to eradicate

  • created reference approved 剪草除根 → 斩草除根/斬草除根 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剪草除根 jiǎn​cǎo​chú​gēn

    斩草除根 / 斬草除根 zhǎn​cǎo​chú​gēn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 剪草除根 · jiǎn​cǎo​chú​gēn · to eradicate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剪草除根

    jiǎn​cǎo​chú​gēn

    to eradicate

    to cut grass and pull out the roots; used to describe destroying an evil or a problem completely at its source so it cannot return

    剪 (literal) → 剪 · jiǎn · to wipe out 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass 除根 (literal) → 除根 · chú​gēn · to root out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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