一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

परिभाषाएँ

1. one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2. in a nutshell

一言以蔽之 के घटक शब्द

• 一 yī: one
• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 以 yǐ: to use
• 一言 yī yán: one sentence
• 蔽 bì: to cover
• 言 yán: words