釜底抽薪

釜
底
抽
薪
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb

Characters and words in 釜底抽薪

釜
fǔ = fu + Ø3
kettle / cauldron
底
de = d + e5
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
底
dǐ = di + Ø3
background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
底 = 广 + 氐 : The space station's old concrete foundation has been broken up, and Dorothy Gale wants to send the remnants of the foundation back to the base on earth using parachutes.
抽
cho̅u = ch + ou1
to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash
抽 = 扌 + 由 : A giant cuba libre (由) is on display in front of the outhouse (ou1), and Charlie Chaplin (ch) fell inside. He can only be rescued with the help of a toy claw (扌) with which someone pulls him out (抽).
薪
xi̅n = xi + (e)n1
fuel / salary
薪 = 艹 + 新 : Marie Curie (xi) received her salary (薪) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) which consists of a set of completely new (新) sheets of artificial lawn (艹). Unfortunately they catch fire and prove to be the ideal fuel (薪) for a quickly burning fire: the artificial lawn is burning down within seconds.

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