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釜底抽薪 (fu2 dai2 cau1 san1) — take away the firewood from under the cauldron in Cantonese

fuˊ²釜daiˊ²底cauˉ¹抽sanˉ¹薪
Mandarin Pinyin: fu3 di3 chou1 xin1

Meaning of 釜底抽薪

nountake away the firewood from under the cauldron
nounstrike at the root (of); attack a problem at its source; take away fuel, take away flame

Characters in 釜底抽薪

釜fu2
an ancient unit of capacity
底dai2
bottom; base; end
抽cau1
smoke (cigarettes, etc.)
薪san1
firewood; fuel

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