斬草不除根，春風吹又生

See also: 斩草不除根，春风吹又生

Chinese

		behead; chop	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty	not; no	to root out; to remove by the roots		spring breeze; warm breeze in spring; favour spring breeze; warm breeze in spring; favour; grace	to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (斬草不除根，春風吹又生)		斬	草	不	除根	，	春風	吹	又	生
simp. (斩草不除根，春风吹又生)		斩	草	不	除根	，	春风	吹	又	生
Literally: “When cutting down weeds, you must get at the roots. Otherwise, the weeds will return with the spring breeze.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ , ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² cou² bat¹ ceoi⁴ gan¹, ceon¹ fung¹ ceoi¹ jau⁶ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng [Phonetic: zháncǎobùchúgēn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ , ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎn cǎo bù chúgen, chunfong chuei yòu sheng
    • Wade–Giles: chan³ tsʻao³ pu⁴ chʻu²-kên¹, chʻun¹-fêng¹ chʻui¹ yu⁴ shêng¹
    • Yale: jǎn tsǎu bù chú-gēn-, chwūn-fēng chwēi yòu shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaan tsao bu chwugen, chuenfeng chuei yow sheng
    • Palladius: чжань цао бу чугэнь, чуньфэн чуй ю шэн (čžanʹ cao bu čugɛnʹ, čunʹfɛn čuj ju šɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² cou² bat¹ ceoi⁴ gan¹, ceon¹ fung¹ ceoi¹ jau⁶ sang¹
    • Yale: jáam chóu bāt chèuih gān, chēun fūng chēui yauh sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² tsou² bat⁷ tsoey⁴ gan¹, tsoen¹ fung¹ tsoey¹ jau⁶ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² cou² bed¹ cêu⁴ gen¹, cên¹ fung¹ cêu¹ yeo⁶ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

斬草不除根，春風吹又生

1. One should tackle the root of a problem and solve the problem completely. Otherwise, the problem will resurge.