- 一棍子打死 yīgùnzidǎsǐ to finish off with one blowTo deal a single fatal blow; used figuratively to describe totally rejecting or repudiating someone or something because of a single mistake or flaw.
- 打棍子 dǎgùnzi to bludgeonTo hit someone with a stick; to physically club someone.
- 倔巴棍子 juébagùnzi rude fellowa person who is rude, blunt, or outspoken in their speech
- 八棍子撂不着 bāgùnziliàobùzháo completely unrelatedto have absolutely nothing to do with; to be totally irrelevant or unrelated to something or someone; literally, cannot be reached even with an eight-foot pole
- 鳏棍子 guāngùnzi bachelorunmarried man or widower who lives alone