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一锅煮

Word · VerbTraditional一鍋煮

lump together; treat alike indiscriminately

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to treat different things in the same way without distinction; to lump together

Metaphorical expression criticizing indiscriminate approaches. Also expressed as 一锅烩 or 一勺烩.

Zuò做
jiào教
yù育
bù不
néng能
yī一
guō锅
zhǔ煮
 ,
yào要
yīn因
cái材
shī施
jiào教
 。

Education cannot treat everyone the same way; it must be tailored to individual abilities.

Chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
wèn问
tí题
bù不
néng能
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
yī一
guō锅
zhǔ煮
 。

These issues cannot be handled with a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Tā他
men们
bǎ把
suǒ所
yǒu有
xiàng项
mù目
dōu都
yī一
guō锅
zhǔ煮
le了
 ,
jié结
guǒ果
gǎo搞
de得
yī一
tuán团
zāo糟
 。

They lumped all the projects together indiscriminately, and the result was a complete mess.