斬草除根

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Chinese

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behead; chop
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
to root out; to remove by the roots
trad. (斬草除根) 除根
simp. (斩草除根) 除根
Literally: “to take out the roots while removing weeds”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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斬草除根

  1. to root out; to nip in the bud; to eliminate completely

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