一言抄百总
一言抄百总
yī yán chāo bǎi zǒng
to cut a long story short
verb
Traditional: 一言抄百總
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- (verb) to cut a long story short
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Example sentences coming soon.
Related Words
一言以蔽之(yī yán yǐ bì zhī)— one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
→一部二十四史，不知从何说起(yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ)— It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
→二十四史(Èr shí sì Shǐ)— the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
→周扒皮(Zhōu bā pí)— Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]
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