gùn
zi

idiom
common

Meaning of 一棍子打死

一棍子打死 means to reject completely without analysis; to write off entirely; to dismiss wholesale. Pronounced yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ.

  • to reject completely without analysis; to write off entirely; to dismiss wholesale

Definitions & Examples

men
duì
chuán
tǒng
wén
huà
néng
gùn
zi
 
yào
jīng
huá
 
zāo
 

We cannot reject traditional culture wholesale; we must absorb its essence and discard its dross.

Suī
rán
de
fāng
àn
yǒu
quē
xiàn
 
dàn
néng
gùn
zi
 
hái
shì
zhí
fen
cǎi
de
 

Although his proposal has flaws, we cannot write it off entirely—it is still partially worth adopting.

Píng
jià
shǐ
rén
qiè
gùn
zi
 
yīng
dāng
fàng
zài
dāng
shí
de
shè
huì
bèi
jǐng
xià
quán
miàn
kǎo
liàng
 

When evaluating historical figures, one must avoid rejecting them wholesale; they should be comprehensively considered within the social context of their time.