斩草除根 — Chinese idiom
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
Traditional: 斬草除根
Meaning
- to cut weeds and eliminate the roots ; to destroy root and branch
- to eliminate completely
Character by character
- 斩zhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
- 草cǎograss, herbs; straw, thatch
- 除chúto eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
- 根gēnroot, basis, foundation
Idioms sharing a character
- 先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
- 披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě
- 过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng
- 名草有主 míng cǎo yǒu zhǔ
- 奇花异草 qí huā yì cǎo
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng
- 打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé
- 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo
- 招风惹草 zhāo fēng rě cǎo
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