一锤子买卖 in English yi1 chui2 zi5 mai3 mai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • a one-off, short-sighted deal
  • a one-shot, all-out attempt

Simplified Characters

一 锤 子 买 卖

Traditional Characters

一 錘 子 買 賣

Pinyin

yi1 chui2 zi5 mai3 mai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 锤chui2hammer 子zi5son 买mai3to buy 卖mai4to sell