剪草除根

Traditional form:

剪草除根

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎncǎochúgēn

Definitions:

• lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
• to eradicate

Characters:

• 剪 - scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
• 根 - root, basis, foundation

Traditional characters:

• 剪 - scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
• 根 - root, basis, foundation