斩草不除根
“Failing to eradicate the roots”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
省得往生
“Save them from reincarnation.”
斩草不除根
“Failing to eradicate the roots”
“I must finish you off now, or you will come back to destroy me.”
Derived from classical Chinese literature, this mindset reflects an uncompromising strategic belief that sparing an adversary invites future disaster.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cutting weeds without removing roots; failing to eliminate the root cause
First half of the classic eight-character proverb '斩草不除根，春风吹又生' (or paired here with '后患无穷'), used metaphorically when resolving a threat thoroughly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Eliminate them root and branch.”
“And to eliminate any remaining loose ends,”
“that to eliminate evil thoroughly, we must eradicate it at its root.”
“they would have wiped out the entire family.”
“gets completely eliminated.”
“as long as the roots are not withered,”