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一棍子打死 (jat1 gwan3 zi2 daa2 sei2) — knock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一gwan˗₃棍ziˊ²子daaˊ²打seiˊ²死
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3

Meaning of 一棍子打死

nounknock sb down at one stroke; finish off with one blow; completely negate

Characters in 一棍子打死

一jat1
one; a; an; the
棍gwan3
swindle; cheat | [synonym] 滾, 坤
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
打daa2
dozen
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活

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