剪草除根
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch; to eradicate
idiomverb
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- (idiom, verb) lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- to eradicate
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Related Words
斩草除根(zhǎn cǎo chú gēn)· to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
→支部(zhī bù)· branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
→草民(cǎo mín)· the grass roots
→野火烧不尽，春风吹又生(yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng)· lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
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