[把, bǎㄅㄚˇ] to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle#62
[新官上任三把火, xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ] the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies#85937
[偷鸡不成蚀把米 / 偷雞不成蝕把米, tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语#111919
[偷鸡不着蚀把米 / 偷雞不著蝕把米, tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语#202660
[头发胡子一把抓 / 頭髮鬍子一把抓, tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuāㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚ˙ ㄏㄨˊ ㄗ˙ ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄚ] lit. hair and beard all in one stroke; fig. to handle different things by the same method; one method to solve all problems; one size fits all