







蔓草难除 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to eradicate deeply rooted problems or undesirable elements”. Implying that once something bad grows, it's hard to get rid of completely. Literally, “Creeping weeds are hard to eradicate”.

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Open the tool →蔓草难除 (màn cǎo nán chú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to eradicate deeply rooted problems or undesirable elements”.
蔓草难除 is pronounced màn cǎo nán chú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蔓草难除 means “Creeping weeds are hard to eradicate”. It is used to mean “Difficult to eradicate deeply rooted problems or undesirable elements”.
蔓草:蔓延生长的草。蔓生的草难于彻底铲除。比喻恶势力一经滋长,就难于消灭。