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一言抄百總

简一言抄百总 · 繁一言抄百總

Mandarin · pinyin yī yán chāo bǎi zǒng

to cut a long story short

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
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总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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1–2–1–3–3 · yi1 yan2 chao1 bai3 zong3

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