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粵語辭叢

一刀切

jat1 dou1 cit3included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

一個方法解決問題,唔考慮個別嘅情況 (to prescribe a single solution in solving different problems; literally: to cut everything in one slice)

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Examples

一刀切訂立標準工時似乎唔係咁好,要考慮唔同行業情況。

jat1 dou1 cit3 ding6 laap6 biu1 zeon2 gung1 si4 ci5 fu4 m4 hai6 gam3 hou2, jiu3 haau2 leoi6 m4 tung4 hong4 jip6 cing4 fong3.

Introducing the standard working hours is inflexible. We have to consider the case of each industry.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /jɐt̚⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

to impose uniformity; to deal with it the same way despite the differences in circumstances; to do things in a one-size-fits-all approach