yī yán yǐ bì zhī

一言以蔽之 (yī yán yǐ bì zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell”.

Meanings

  1. 1one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2in a nutshell

Characters in 一言以蔽之

一yī · one言yán · words以yǐ · to use蔽bì · to cover之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

Related words

一one一个a; an; one可以can所以therefore一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first

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