寸草不留 — “To leave absolutely nothing behind”
寸草不留 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave absolutely nothing behind”. To clear out thoroughly; to devastate completely. Literally, “Not an inch of grass left; not a blade of grass left”.
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寸草不留 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 寸cùn
- 草cǎo
- 不bù
- 留liú
寸草不留 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 寸草不留
园丁们工作效率很高，只用了半天时间就把花园里的杂草清理得寸草不留
The gardeners were very efficient; in just half a day, they cleared all the weeds from the garden, leaving not a single blade of grass.
Idioms Related to 寸草不留
Synonyms of 寸草不留
More idioms starting with 寸
- cùn寸sī丝bù不guà挂stark naked
- cùn寸sī丝bàn半sù粟something extremely small or insignificant
- cùn寸bīng兵chǐ尺tiě铁meager military resources
- cùn寸lì利bì必dé得haggle over every penny
- cùn寸shàn善piàn片cháng长slight merits or small good qualities
- cùn寸tǔ土bù不ràng让not yield an inch of ground
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺dì地a tiny piece of land
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺jīn金land is exceedingly precious and profitable
- cùn寸tǔ土bì必zhēng争Contend for every inch
- cùn寸dì地chǐ尺tiān天a tiny patch of land and a sliver of sky
- cùn寸xīn心bù不mèi昧maintain a clear conscience
- cùn寸xīn心qiān千gǔ古A small heart with eternal insight
Questions about 寸草不留
- What does 寸草不留 mean?
- 寸草不留 (cùn cǎo bù liú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leave absolutely nothing behind”.
- How do you pronounce 寸草不留?
- 寸草不留 is pronounced cùn cǎo bù liú in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 寸草不留 literally mean?
- Literally, 寸草不留 means “not an inch of grass left; not a blade of grass left”. It is used to mean “to leave absolutely nothing behind”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 寸草不留?
- 连小草也不留下。比喻搞得精光，一无所剩。