fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

釜底抽薪 (fǔ dǐ chōu xīn) is a Chinese word meaning “to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb”.

Meanings

  1. 1to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
  2. 2to pull the carpet from under sb

Characters in 釜底抽薪

釜fǔ · kettle底de · (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)抽chōu · to draw out; to pull out from in between薪xīn · (literary) firewood; fuel

Related words

到底finally底(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)底bottom; base抽to draw out; to pull out from in between彻底thorough抽烟to smoke (tobacco)抽烟variant of 抽菸|抽烟[chou1 yan1]底下the location below sth薪水salary卧底to hide (as an undercover agent)抽屉drawer底线bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept

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