抽薪止沸 (cau1 san1 zi2 fai3) — to tackle the root of the problem in Cantonese
cauˉ¹抽sanˉ¹薪ziˊ²止fai˗₃沸Mandarin Pinyin: chou1 xin1 zhi3 fei4
Meaning of 抽薪止沸
nounto tackle the root of the problem
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