一锤定音 in English yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
  • metaphorically to make the final decision

Simplified Characters

一 锤 定 音

Traditional Characters

一 錘 定 音

Pinyin

yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 锤chui2hammer 定ding4to set 音yin1sound