一刀切
yī​dāo​qiē

one-size-fits-all approach

  • created sense approved 一刀切 · yī​dāo​qiē · one-size-fits-all approach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一刀切

    yī​dāo​qiē

    one-size-fits-all approach

    to impose uniformity regardless of actual circumstances; to apply a single solution to diverse problems

    yì​dāo​qiē

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 切 (literal) → 切 · qiē · to cut

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense