斩草除根 in English zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiomatic expression); to destroy root and branch
  • to eliminate completely

Simplified Characters

斩 草 除 根

Traditional Characters

斬 草 除 根

Pinyin

zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

斩zhan3to behead (as form of capital punishment) 草cao3variant of 草[cao3] 除chu2to get rid of 根gen1root