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一言

yī yán
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one sentence

What does 一言 mean?

一言 (yī yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1one sentence
2brief remark

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一yīone · single言yánwords · speech

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一言
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一言堂yī yán táng(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)一言一动yī yán yī dòng(one's) every word and deed (idiom)一言一行yī yán yī xíngevery word and action (idiom)一言不合yī yán bù hé(idiom) to have a disagreement (typically leading to a quarrel or fight)一言不发yī yán bù fāto not say a word (idiom)一言九鼎yī yán jiǔ dǐngone word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight一言千金yī yán qiān jīnone word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice一言为定yī yán wéi dìng(idiom) it's a deal一言为重yī yán wéi zhòngeach word carries weight一言难尽yī yán nán jìnhard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly一言以蔽之yī yán yǐ bì zhīone word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short一言抄百总yī yán chāo bǎi zǒngto cut a long story short
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