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斬草除根
  zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1   jyutping
  zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1   pinyin
(saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate 春風

Idiom

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 1,190,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
斬草除根 / 斩草除根

This word has been viewed 2236 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 26th Dec 2004 16:20 and last edited on 20th Sep 2009 20:50
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Characters in this word:

 zaam2  -  chop; cut
 cou2  -  grass; herbs; weed
 ceoi4  -  get rid of; eliminate; except; divide
 gan1  -  root; foundation
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