一网打尽
yī​wǎng​dǎ​jìn

to round up the whole lot

  • created sense approved 一网打尽/一網打盡 · yī​wǎng​dǎ​jìn · to round up the whole lot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一网打尽 / 一網打盡

    yī​wǎng​dǎ​jìn

    to round up the whole lot

    Literally to catch everything in one net; used to describe capturing a whole gang of criminals or eliminating all opposition in one go.

    yì​wǎng​dǎ​jìn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 网 (literal) → 网/網 · wǎng · to catch 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · completely

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

    created sense