头发胡子一把抓 in English tou2 fa5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) hair and beard all in one stroke
  • metaphorically to handle different things by the same method
  • one method to solve all problems
  • one size fits all

Simplified Characters

头 发 胡 子 一 把 抓

Traditional Characters

頭 髮 鬍 子 一 把 抓

Pinyin

tou2 fa5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

头tou2head 发fa1to send out 胡hu2surname Hu 子zi5son 一yi1one 把ba3to hold 抓zhua1to grab