拔本塞源
bá​běn​sè​yuán

to root out a problem

  • created reference approved 拔本塞源 → 拔本塞原 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔本塞源 bá​běn​sè​yuán

    拔本塞原 bá​běn​sāi​yuán

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拔本塞源 · bá​běn​sè​yuán · to root out a problem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔本塞源

    bá​běn​sè​yuán

    to root out a problem

    (literary) to pull up the root and block the source; to destroy something from its foundation

    bá​běn​sāi​yuán

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · root 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · source

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

    created sense