一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

Dictionary entry

one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short

What does 一言以蔽之 mean?

一言以蔽之 (yī yán yǐ bì zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2in a nutshell

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 言yánwords · speech 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]蔽bìto cover · to shield 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

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