一言以って之を蔽う

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
これ
Jinmeiyō
おお
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
一言以て之を蔽う

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 一言以蔽之 (yīyán yǐ bì zhī).

Phrase

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(いち)(げん)()って(これ)(おお) (ichigen motte kore o ōu

  1. to sum this up in one word