各打五十大板 in English ge4 da3 wu3 shi2 da4 ban3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to punish the guilty and the innocent alike
  • to put the blame on both parties

Simplified Characters

各 打 五 十 大 板

Traditional Characters

各 打 五 十 大 板

Pinyin

ge4 da3 wu3 shi2 da4 ban3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

各ge4each 打da3dozen (loanword) 五wu3five 十shi2ten 大da4big 板ban3board