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一竹篙打沉一船人 (jat1 zuk1 gou1 daa2 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4) — someone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush" in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一zukˉ¹竹gouˉ¹篙daaˊ²打camˎ₄沉jatˉ¹一syunˎ₄船janˎ₄人
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 zhu2 gao1 da3 chen2 yi1 chuan2 ren2

Meaning of 一竹篙打沉一船人

nounsomeone who generalises someone, "to tar everyone with the same brush"

Characters in 一竹篙打沉一船人

一jat1
one; a; an; the
竹zuk1
Kangxi radical 118
篙gou1
boat-pole; long pole used for punting a boat
打daa2
dozen
沉cam4
deep; heavy; profound
船syun4
ship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources

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