一棍打一船
yī​gùn​dǎ​yī​chuán

to make sweeping generalizations

  • created sense approved 一棍打一船 · yī​gùn​dǎ​yī​chuán · to make sweeping generalizations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一棍打一船

    yī​gùn​dǎ​yī​chuán

    to make sweeping generalizations

    to condemn a whole group of people based on the faults of a few; to strike all with one blow

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 棍 (literal) → 棍 · gùn · stick 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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    created sense