釜底抽薪
fǔ​dǐ​chōu​xīn

to take drastic measures

  • created sense approved 釜底抽薪 · fǔ​dǐ​chōu​xīn · to take drastic measures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    釜底抽薪

    fǔ​dǐ​chōu​xīn

    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

    釜 (literal) → 釜 · fǔ · cauldron 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · bottom 抽 (literal) → 抽 · chōu · to pull out 薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood

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    created sense