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一錘子買賣

简一锤子买卖 · 繁一錘子買賣

Mandarin · pinyin yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal
a one-shot, all-out attempt

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
買: Look up this written character
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锤: chuí · balance weight on scale; hammer
买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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1–2–5–3–4 · yi1 chui2 zi5 mai3 mai4

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noun

(idiomatic, colloquial) acting recklessly; throwing all caution to the wind

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