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一言堂

yi1 yan2 tang2

• (sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)
• having things decided by the will of a single individual
• autocratic rule

一言抄百总

繁体：一言抄百總

yi1 yan2 chao1 bai3 zong3

• to cut a long story short

一言既出，驷马难追

繁体：一言既出，駟馬難追

yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

• lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一言为定

繁体：一言為定

yi1 yan2 wei2 ding4

• (idiom) it's a deal
• that's settled then

一言为重

繁体：一言為重

yi1 yan2 wei2 zhong4

• each word carries weight
• a promise must be kept (idiom)

一言难尽

繁体：一言難盡

yi1 yan2 nan2 jin4

• hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly