抽薪止沸 (cau1 san1 zi2 fai3) — to tackle the root of the problem in Cantonese

cauˉ¹sanˉ¹ziˊ²fai˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: chou1 xin1 zhi3 fei4

Meaning of 抽薪止沸

nounto tackle the root of the problem

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