釜fu2底dai2抽cau1薪san1

English

1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
2. to pull the carpet from under sb
3. Literally, take away the firewood under the cooking pot, meaning to address the root cause of a problem.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 從源頭解決問題unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  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。

  Overpopulation of this city can only be solved by addressing its root cause - controlling population.