一概而论 (yī gài ér lùn)

Character breakdown

• 一 (yī) · 1 strokes

  A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

• 概 (gài) · 13 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 既 represents the sound.

• 而 (ér) · 6 strokes

  Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏. The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.

• 论 (Lún) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 論. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 侖 represents the sound.

Usage

不能一概而论，要看具体情况。

to lump different matters together (idiom)

bù néng yī gài ér lùn ， yào kàn jù tǐ qíng kuàng 。