釜底抽薪 [－－－－]

Jyutping fu2 dai2 cau1 san1
Pinyin fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
  2. to pull the carpet from under sb
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    從源頭​解決​問題
    Literally, take away the firewood under the cooking pot, meaning to address the root cause of a problem.
    • 呢個城市人滿為患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解決問題。
      呢个城市人满为患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解决问题。
      ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6，wai4 jau5 fu2 dai2 cau1 san1，hung3 zai3 jan4 hau2，sin1 ho2 ji5 gaai2 kyut3 man6 tai4
      Overpopulation of this city can only be solved by addressing its root cause - controlling population.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to deal with a problem from the root
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个城市人满为患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解决问题。
    呢個城市人滿為患，唯有釜底抽薪，控制人口，先可以解決問題。
    ni1 go3 sing4 si5 jan4 mun5 wai4 waan6，wai4 jau5 fu2 dai2 cau1 san1，hung3 zai3 jan4 hau2，sin1 ho2 ji5 gaai2 kyut3 man6 tai4
    • Overpopulation of this city can only be solved by addressing its root cause - controlling population.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    釜底抽薪
    釜底抽薪
    fǔ dǐ chōu xīn
    • to extract the firewood from under the cauldron; to take drastic measures to deal with a situation [idiom]