一竹篙打一船人

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 bamboo pole
 
beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 a boat; vessel; ship man; person; people
trad. (一竹篙打一船人) 一 竹篙 打 一 船 人
simp. #(一竹篙打一船人) 一 竹篙 打 一 船 人
alternative forms 一竹篙打死一船人
一竹篙打沉一船人
一竹篙揇沉一船人

Pronunciation

Idiom

一竹篙打一船人

  1. (Cantonese) to tar everyone with the same brush

Synonyms
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