连锅端

連鍋端

liánguōduān

idiom #60,818

Meanings

1 to wipe out entirely; to take the whole lot
2 to carry off pot and all

Characters

together with; including

carry; lift off

Examples

HSK 3

整个部门要搬到外地，简直是连锅端。

Zhěnggè bùmén yào bān dào wàidì, jiǎnzhí shì liánguōduān.

The whole department is being relocated - it's basically being picked up pot and all.

HSK 7-9

警方把这个诈骗团伙连锅端了。

Jǐngfāng bǎ zhège zhàpiàn tuánhuǒ liánguōduān le.

The police wiped out the whole fraud ring in one go.

Tips

memory

Literally 'carry away the cooking pot along with everything in it'. The image is of a raid so thorough that even the kitchenware goes: nothing at all is left behind.

Stroke Order

连 lián

锅 guō

端 duān