hard to eradicate; deep-rooted evil; difficult to stamp out
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1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
creeping weeds are hard to pull up; deep-rooted evil is hard to eradicate
formalUsed metaphorically to describe entrenched negative forces, bad habits, or social ills that have spread widely and are extremely difficult to eliminate completely. Often used in formal or literary contexts.
Tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
rú如
tóng同
màn蔓
cǎo草
nán难
chú除
，
bì必
xū须
cháng常
zhuā抓
bù不
xiè懈
。
Corruption is like creeping weeds that are hard to pull up; it must be combated relentlessly.
Wǎng网
luò络
yáo谣
yán言
chuán传
bō播
xùn迅
sù速
，
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
gěi给
rén人
màn蔓
cǎo草
nán难
chú除
zhī之
gǎn感
。
Online rumors spread quickly and sometimes give people the feeling of being hard to eradicate.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
chén陈
guī规
lòu陋
xí习
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yǐ已
gēn根
shēn深
dì蒂
gù固
，
zhēn真
shì是
màn蔓
cǎo草
nán难
chú除
。
This outdated and bad custom is deeply entrenched locally; it is truly hard to stamp out.
Chú除
è恶
wù务
jìn尽
，
bù不
néng能
gěi给
màn蔓
cǎo草
nán难
chú除
de的
shì势
lì力
yǐ以
rèn任
hé何
chuǎn喘
xī息
zhī之
jī机
。
Evil must be eradicated completely, giving no breathing room to those deep-rooted forces that are hard to uproot.