一言蔽之 yīyánbìzhī in a nutshell Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一言 yīyán noun one word a single word, a brief remark, or one sentence蔽 bì to summarize (literary) to summarize or wrap up in a single phrase之 zhī pronoun it Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".