一竿子打翻一船人

一竿子打翻一船人

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	bamboo pole	to overthrow; to overturn; to strike down to overthrow; to overturn; to strike down; to topple	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. (一竿子打翻一船人)		一	竿子	打翻	一	船	人
simp. #(一竿子打翻一船人)		一	竿子	打翻	一	船	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī gānzi dǎfān yī chuán rén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄢ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˇ ㄈㄢ ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yī gānzi dǎfān yī chuán rén [Phonetic: yì gānzi dǎfān yì chuán rén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄢ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˇ ㄈㄢ ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i gan.tzy daafan i chwan ren
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² tä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Idiom

一竿子打翻一船人

1. (figuratively) to criticize the whole because of one's opinion on a part; to tar with the same brush