extirpate the root of an evil

extirpate the root of an evil

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á B ě ns è Yu á n, which means to pull up the roots and block the source of water. It refers to destroying or abandoning the root, and it also refers to solving problems fundamentally. From Zuo Zhuan, the ninth year of Zhaogong.

The origin of Idioms

In the ninth year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "if my uncle split his crown and destroyed his crown, he would pull out his roots and abandon his master, though there was no more than one of them."

Analysis of Idioms

words whose meaning is similar

We should draw a lot of money from the bottom of the pot, count the gifts and forget the articles, leave no room, cut the root and put the cart before the horse

antonym

Raise the soup to stop boiling, add fuel to the fire and fight the fire

Idiom usage

It's also a good way, and it's easy to do, but it's not the best way. Chapter 5 of Guo Moruo's Zheng Chenggong: shouldn't we start from the beginning? Roaring for the May 30th Massacre by Guo Moruo