一锤定音

一
一
锤
錘
定
定
音
音
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision

Characters and words in 一锤定音

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
锤
錘
chuí = chu + ei2
hammer / to hammer into shape / weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) / to strike with a hammer
锤 = 垂 + 钅 : Chantal Chicken (chu) wants to hammer the weeping willow (垂) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) into shape (锤). She uses a golden harpoon (钅) as chisel and a hammer (锤) to shape the willow as she wishes.
锤
鎚
chuí = chu + ei2
variant of 錘|锤[chui2]
锤 = 垂 + 钅 : Chantal Chicken (chu) wants to hammer the weeping willow (垂) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) into shape (锤). She uses a golden harpoon (钅) as chisel and a hammer (锤) to shape the willow as she wishes.
定
dìng = di + (e)ng4
to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
定 = 宀 + 下 + 人 : "to fix": duct tape. Somebody wanted to tease Dorothy Gale and taped a graduation cap to her head. Neanderthal Man tries to help her by levering the cap off with a ladder in the engine's bathroom.
定
音
to call the tune / to make the final decision
音
yi̅n = y + (e)n1
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)
音 = 日 + 立 : Mnemonic symbol: a loudspeaker.
音 = 日 + 立 : Maud Younger and the Sun opened a pop-up store in front of the encampment. They sell vases and advertise them using loudspeakers, playing loud music and dancing to it.

Words with 一锤定音

一锤定音 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 一锤定音

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