一棍子打死 in English yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3 Meaning

Meanings

• to deal a single fatal blow
• (metaphorically) to totally repudiate somebody because of a minor error

Pinyin

yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 棍gun4stick 子zi5son 打da3dozen (loanword) 死si3to die