Not treating the root cause but taking care of the problem is like throwing a stone to save someone from drowning; throwing firewood into a fire to put out a fire (Deng Xizi)

It is better to remove the fire than to stop the boiling water. Drawing salary (Dong Zhuo of Han Dynasty)

Shoot the man first and shoot the horse first. (Du Fu)

To capture the thief, capture the king first. (Du Fu)

If a tree is not cut down from its source, it will regenerate; if a water is blocked, if it is not from its source, it will flow again; if a disaster is not eliminated from its base, it will inevitably return to chaos (Mandarin)

Those who are good at curing diseases must cure the disease; those who are good at relieving diseases must block the source of the diseases (Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty)

Wood has roots and water has its source ("Later Journey to the West")

When you eat oranges, you don’t forget the Dongting Mountain; when you ride on the wind, you don’t forget the people who planted the trees (folk proverb)

If you fail to understand the truth, you will also find its source (folk proverb)

Flowers are on trees When you open up, don’t forget the underground roots (folk proverb)

Even a duckweed in the water is useless without roots (Russia)

Get it right, everything is the same (folk proverb)

The origin of the original Qingyuan (folk proverb)

The bird rises from the nest, and the water flows from the source (folk proverb)

I only know that the mouth is sweet, but I don’t know who sent the grapes (folk proverb)

If you love fire without firewood, where will the fire come from (folk proverb)