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寸草不留 (cyun3 cou2 bat1 lau4) — to leave not even a straw; to shave the head bald; to kill everyone and break everything, so nothing is left in Cantonese

cyun˗₃寸couˊ²草batˉ¹不lauˎ₄留
Mandarin Pinyin: cun4 cao3 bu4 liu2

Meaning of 寸草不留

nounto leave not even a straw; to shave the head bald; to kill everyone and break everything, so nothing is left

Characters in 寸草不留

寸cyun3
cocky; arrogant; vain | [Var] 串
草cou2
the script type of Chinese calligraphy
不bat1
not; no; un-
留lau4
study abroad/overseas

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