切中時弊 qiè zhòng shí bì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. to hit the nub of the matter

CHARACTERS

切 qiè cut, mince, slice, carve
中 zhòng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
弊 bì evil, wrong, bad; criminal