一言蔽之

Chinese

		one sentence; something to say; brief remark	to cover; to shield; to screen to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (一言蔽之)		一言	蔽	之
simp. #(一言蔽之)		一言	蔽	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīyánbìzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ jin⁴ bai³ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīyánbìzhī [Phonetic: yìyánbìzhī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiyánbìjhih
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-yen²-pi⁴-chih¹
    • Yale: yī-yán-bì-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyanbihjy
    • Palladius: ияньбичжи (ijanʹbičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ jin⁴ bai³ zi¹
    • Yale: yāt yìhn bai jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ jin⁴ bai³ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yin⁴ bei³ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐi̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

一言蔽之

1. to summarize in a word; in a nutshell

Synonyms

• 一言以蔽之 (yīyán yǐ bì zhī)