拔根

bágēn
(lit. and fig.) to uproot

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 拔 bá
  1. to pull up
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out by suction
  4. to select
  5. to pick
  6. to stand out (above level)
  7. to surpass
  8. to seize
2 根 gēn
  1. root
  2. basis
  3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. radical (chemistry)

classifier: 條

Containing this entry

拔根汗毛比腰粗 bágēnhànmáobǐyāocū
  1. lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
  2. fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B
  3. (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗 Abágēnhànmáobǐ Bdeyāocū)

Related entries

誅鋤 zhūchú
  1. to uproot
  2. to eradicate (traitors)
連根拔 liángēnbá
  1. to pull up by the roots
  2. to uproot