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一竹篙揇沉一船人 (jat1 zuk1 gou1 naam5 cam4 jat1 syun4 jan4) — Tar with the same bush, meaning to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一zukˉ¹竹gouˉ¹篙naamˏ₅揇camˎ₄沉jatˉ¹一syunˎ₄船janˎ₄人
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 zhu2 gao1 nan3 chen2 yi1 chuan2 ren2

Meaning of 一竹篙揇沉一船人

nounTar with the same bush, meaning to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar

Characters in 一竹篙揇沉一船人

一jat1
one; a; an; the
竹zuk1
Kangxi radical 118
篙gou1
boat-pole; long pole used for punting a boat
揇naam3
span; measure by the fully extended hand
沉cam4
deep; heavy; profound
船syun4
ship; boat; vessel; craft; ferry; barge
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources

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