沙锅捣蒜,一锤子买卖沙鍋搗蒜,一錘子買賣沙鍋搗蒜,一錘子買賣

pounding garlic in a clay pot: a one-hammer deal

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Doing something in one go, regardless of consequences, since it can only be done once. Said of reckless all-in action or one-off deals.
Wordplay: The clay pot (沙锅 shāguō) is brittle and breaks with the first blow, which gives 一锤子买卖 (yī chuízi mǎimai) its sense of a single, final deal.

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Simplified: 沙锅捣蒜,一锤子买卖
Traditional (Taiwan): 沙鍋搗蒜,一錘子買賣
Pinyin: shāguō dǎosuàn,yìchuízimǎimai
Pinyin (Taiwan): shāguō dǎosuàn,yìchuízimǎimài
Bopomofo: ㄕㄚㄍㄨㄛㄉㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ,ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄗㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ

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