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一言以蔽之
一
yi̅
言
yán
以
yǐ
蔽
bì
之
zhi̅
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell
Characters and words in 一言以蔽之
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
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一
yi̅
言
yán
one sentence / brief remark
言
yán
=
y
+
an2
words / speech / to say / to talk
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以
㕥
yǐ
=
y
+
Ø3
old variant of 以[yi3]
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以
㠯
yǐ
=
y
+
Ø3
old variant of 以[yi3]
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Add a new mnemonic for 㠯 = 尸 + 口
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以
yǐ
=
y
+
Ø3
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
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以
yǐ
=
y
+
Ø3
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
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蔽
bì
=
bi
+
Ø4
to cover / to shield / to screen / to conceal
Add a new mnemonic for 蔽 = 艹 + 敝
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之
zhi̅
=
zh
+
Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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Words with 一言以蔽之
一言以蔽之 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 一言以蔽之
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