yī chuí dìng yīn

Traditional: 一錘定音

一锤定音 (yī chuí dìng yīn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
  2. 2fig. to make the final decision

Characters in 一锤定音

一yī · one锤chuí · hammer定dìng · to fix; to set; to make definite音yīn · sound

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