斩草除根
Meaning
zhǎncǎochúgēn zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1
- to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- to eliminate completely
Words sharing a character
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 草原 cǎoyuán grassland
- 草坪 cǎopíng lawn
- 草地 cǎodì lawn
- 起草 qǐcǎo to make a draft
- 草案 cǎoàn draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 稻草 dàocǎo rice straw
- 草率 cǎoshuài careless
- 潦草 liáocǎo slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 奇花异草 qíhuāyìcǎo very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)