斩 草 除 根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēndictionary entry

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely

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Original source entry:

斬草除根 斩草除根 [zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1] /to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to eliminate completely/

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斩草除根

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