皮笊篱下锅，一捞一个罄尽皮笊籬下鍋，一撈一個罄盡皮笊籬下鍋，一撈一個罄盡

a leather strainer in the pot: one scoop takes everything

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes taking everything with nothing left, or rounding up everyone in one sweep. Because leather doesn't let water through, it scoops all out.

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Simplified: 皮笊篱下锅，一捞一个罄尽
Traditional (Taiwan): 皮笊籬下鍋，一撈一個罄盡
Pinyin: pí zhàoli xiàguō, yì lāo yí gè qìngjìn
Bopomofo: ㄆㄧˊ ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ，ㄧˋ ㄌㄠㄧˊ ㄍㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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