一槌定音
yī​chuí​dìng​yīn

to make the final decision

  • created sense approved 一槌定音 · yī​chuí​dìng​yīn · to make the final decision — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一槌定音

    yī​chuí​dìng​yīn

    to make the final decision

    Literally "to fix the tone with a single hammer blow"; to have the final word or settle a matter once and for all

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 槌 (literal) → 槌 · chuí · mallet 定音 (literal) → 定音 · dìng​yīn · to make a final decision

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

    created sense