一言以蔽之 in English yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • one word says it all (idiomatic expression, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  • in a nutshell

Simplified Characters

一 言 以 蔽 之

Traditional Characters

一 言 以 蔽 之

Pinyin

yi1 yan2 yi3 bi4 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 言yan2words 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 蔽bi4to cover 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])