打蛇打七寸

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Chinese

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beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
snake; serpent
beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
seven a unit of length
trad. (打蛇打七寸)
simp. #(打蛇打七寸)
Literally: “to beat the snake, one must strike seven inches below its head”.

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Proverb

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打蛇打七寸

  1. Attack the problem at its core; Hit where it hurts