釜
底
抽
薪
f
ú
f
ǔ
d
ǐ
d
ǐ
c
h
ō
u
c
h
ō
u
x
ī
n
x
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n
Definitions
1. to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
2. to pull the carpet from under sb
Components
釜
fǔ
–
kettle
底
dǐ
–
background
抽
chōu
–
to draw out
薪
xīn
–
fuel