Read Edit View history 釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn to take drastic measures Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn to take drastic measures Pull the firewood from under the pot; to solve a problem fundamentally at its source, or to undermine someone's position by removing their support Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 抽薪止沸/抽薪止沸 → 釜底抽薪/釜底抽薪 Edit Delete antonym 扬汤止沸/揚湯止沸 → 釜底抽薪/釜底抽薪 Edit Delete
釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn to take drastic measures Pull the firewood from under the pot; to solve a problem fundamentally at its source, or to undermine someone's position by removing their support Edit Delete