Chinese

		behead; chop	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty	to root out; to remove by the roots
trad. (斬草除根)		斬	草	除根
simp. (斩草除根)		斩	草	除根

Idiom

斬草除根

1. to root out; to nip in the bud; to eliminate completely
   • c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2

     若不斬草除根，必為喪身之本。

     If you don't nip this in the bud, it will eventually be the death of you.