Chinese–English

一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī · yi yan yi bi zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. in a nutshell

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