釜底抽薪 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

釜fǔ底dǐ抽chōu薪xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation; to pull the carpet from under sb

Characters in this word

4

釜

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kettle, cauldron

Pinyin: fǔ

Strokes: 10

Words starting with 釜 Words ending in 釜 Anywhere in a word

底

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(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

Pinyin: de

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 10646 of 2500

Words starting with 底 Words ending in 底 Anywhere in a word

抽

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to draw out; to pull out from in between, to remove part of the whole, to inhale (esp. smoke), (of fabric etc) to shrink, (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud, to whip; to thrash, classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)

Pinyin: chōu

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 2029 of 2500

Words starting with 抽 Words ending in 抽 Anywhere in a word

薪

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(literary) firewood; fuel, (bound form) salary

Pinyin: xīn

Strokes: 16

Words starting with 薪 Words ending in 薪 Anywhere in a word