斩草除根

Traditional: 斬草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

Dictionary entry

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

What does 斩草除根 mean?

斩草除根 (zhǎn cǎo chú gēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

2to eliminate completely

Character breakdown

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斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment) · to chop 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]除chúto get rid of · to remove 根gēnroot · basis

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How to pronounce 斩草除根

斩草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

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