Cut grass and root

Cut grass and root

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Xu ē C ǎ och ú g ē n, which means to eliminate disasters fundamentally. From Zhao's orphan and Yu Shi Ming Yan.

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Zhao's orphan written by Ji Junxiang in Yuan Dynasty: "it's impossible to argue that the princess of Jin is pregnant, and the orphan is my enemy. It's only when the full moon is cut to death by a steel knife that I'll be called weeding."

The fortieth volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "it's impossible to break the nest and finish the egg, and it's possible to cut the grass and root. It's a pity that Zhongliang died, and he put his family in power. "

Analysis of Idioms

Cut down the grass and root

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in figurative sentences

Examples

With the second plan, you can burn the nest and dig the den, cut the grass and root, and leave no more than one thief. Li Yu's flounder: managing thieves in Qing Dynasty