一语道破
yī​yǔ​dào​pò

to hit the nail on the head

  • created reference approved 一语道破/一語道破 → 一语破的/一語破的 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一语道破 / 一語道破 yī​yǔ​dào​pò

    一语破的 / 一語破的 yī​yǔ​pò​dì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一语道破/一語道破 · yī​yǔ​dào​pò · to hit the nail on the head — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一语道破 / 一語道破

    yī​yǔ​dào​pò

    to hit the nail on the head

    to reveal the truth of a matter or its essence in a single word

    yì​yǔ​dào​pò

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 语 (literal) → 语/語 · yǔ · language 道破 (literal) → 道破 · dào​pò · to reveal

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

    created sense