一声令下
yī​shēng​lìng​xià

as soon as the order is given

  • created sense approved 一声令下/一聲令下 · yī​shēng​lìng​xià · as soon as the order is given — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一声令下 / 一聲令下

    yī​shēng​lìng​xià

    as soon as the order is given

    The moment an order or command is issued; at the word of command (often followed by an immediate action)

    一声 (literal) → 一声/一聲 · yī​shēng · a sound 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to order 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to issue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense