直搗黃龍 zhí dǎo huáng lóng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to directly attack Huanglong
  2. fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

CHARACTERS

直 zhí
HSK 3
straight, erect, vertical
搗 dǎo hull; thresh; beat, attack
黃 huáng yellow; surname
龍 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor