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一揮而就

简一挥而就 · 繁一揮而就

Mandarin · pinyin yī huī ér jiù

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander

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1–1–2–4 · yi1 hui1 er2 jiu4

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(idiomatic) a flourish of the pen and it's done; to finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go

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