ㄓㄢˇzhǎnㄘㄠˇcǎoㄔㄨˊchúㄍㄣgēn

  1. 比喻除去禍根不留後患參見剪草除根三國演義·》:不如便是斬草除根!」醒世恆言··》:這些不難了當必須跟隨完了叫做斬草除根。」

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom)​; to destroy root and branch, to eliminate completely
extirper les mauvaises herbes, détruire le mal à sa racine