小河里撑船，一竿子插到底小河里撐船，一竿子插到底小河里撐船，一竿子插到底

poling a boat in a small river: the pole goes straight to the bottom

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes an instruction or policy that is passed down and carried out all the way to the lowest level. Used in an official or organisational setting.

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Simplified: 小河里撑船，一竿子插到底
Traditional (Taiwan): 小河里撐船，一竿子插到底
Pinyin: xiǎohé lǐ chēngchuán, yìgānzichādàodǐ
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥㄔㄨㄢˊ，ㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ˙ㄗㄔㄚㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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