趕盡殺絕 [赶尽杀绝]

Jyutping gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6
Pinyin gǎn jìn shā jué

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to kill to the last one (idiom)
  2. to exterminate
  3. to eradicate
  4. ruthless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    完全​咁​消滅​或者​徹底​打擊​一個​人​或者​一樣​嘢​，​唔​畀​佢​有​任何​嘅​生存​空間
    to thoroughly drive away and exterminate someone/ something
    • 噴呢隻殺蟲水，一定可以將曱甴趕盡殺絕嘅。
      喷呢只杀虫水，一定可以将曱甴赶尽杀绝嘅。
      pan3 ni1 zek3 saat3 zung4 seoi2, jat1 ding6 ho2 ji5 zoeng1 gaat6 zaat2 gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6 ge3.
      With this insecticide, extermination of the roaches is assured.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to drive away and kill all; to kill to the last one; to exterminate
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们并没有赶尽杀绝。
    我們並沒有趕盡殺絕。
    wǒ men bìng méi yǒu gǎn jìn shā jué 。
    • We're not terminating you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喷呢只杀虫水，一定可以将曱甴赶尽杀绝嘅。
    噴呢隻殺蟲水，一定可以將曱甴趕盡殺絕嘅。
    pan3 ni1 zek3 saat3 zung4 seoi2, jat1 ding6 ho2 ji5 zoeng1 gaat6 zaat2 gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6 ge3.
    • With this insecticide, extermination of the roaches is assured.