斬草除根
See also: 斩草除根
Chinese
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 | ||
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trad. (斬草除根) | 斬 | 草 | 除根 | |
simp. (斩草除根) | 斩 | 草 | 除根 | |
Literally: “to take out the roots while removing weeds”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎncǎochúgen
- Wade–Giles: chan3-tsʻao3-chʻu2-kên1
- Yale: jǎn-tsǎu-chú-gēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaantsaochwugen
- Palladius: чжаньцаочугэнь (čžanʹcaočugɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ kən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1
- Yale: jáam chóu chèuih gān
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam2 tsou2 tsoey4 gan1
- Guangdong Romanization: zam2 cou2 cêu4 gen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːm³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 斬草除根
- to root out; to nip in the bud; to eliminate completely