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一语道破

yī yǔ dào pò
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3. to be pithy and correct

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Child Words of 一语道破

一
yī

one

破
pò

broken

道
dào

road

语
yǔ

dialect

语
yù

to tell to

道破
dào pò

to expose