釜底抽薪
Traditional form:
釜底抽薪
Pinyin (reading):
fǔdǐchōuxīn
Definitions:
- to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
- to pull the carpet from under sb
Characters:
- 釜 - cauldron, kettle, pot
- 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath
- 抽 - to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
- 薪 - fuel, firewood; salary
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