头发胡子一把抓

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

   • tāzǒngshìtóufahúziyībǎzhuā,kànqǐláihěnlāta.

     他总是头发胡子一把抓，看起来很邋遢。🔊

     He always has his hair and beard all tangled and unkempt, looking very disheveled.

2. 貳动verb

   fig. to handle different things by the same method

   • tāzǒngshìtóufahúziyībǎzhuā,jiéguǒshénmedōuzuòbùhǎo.

     他总是头发胡子一把抓，结果什么都做不好。🔊

     He always tackles everything haphazardly, and as a result he can't do anything well.

3. 參副adverb

   one method to solve all problems

   • tāzǒngshìtóufahúziyībǎzhuā,jiéguǒshénmedōuzuòbùhǎo.

     他总是头发胡子一把抓，结果什么都做不好。🔊

     He always tackles every problem haphazardly without proper method, so he ends up doing nothing well.

4. 肆形adjective

   one size fits all

   • zhèzhǒngfāngfǎshìtóufahúziyībǎzhuā.

     这种方法是头发胡子一把抓。🔊

     This method is a one-size-fits-all approach that fails to make proper distinctions.