釜底抽薪 in English fu3 di3 chou1 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

• to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
• to pull the carpet from under somebody

Pinyin

fu3 di3 chou1 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

釜fu3kettle 底di3(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) 抽chou1to draw out 薪xin1fuel