一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
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2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
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3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
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2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
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1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
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2 extravagant
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
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1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
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1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
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1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
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1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
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1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
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2 in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
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1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
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2 words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
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1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
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1 (idiom) it's a deal
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2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
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1 each word carries weight
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2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
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1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
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1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
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1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
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1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
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1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
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1 inexpressible (idiom)
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2 beyond description