一以贯之

Traditional form:

一以貫之

Pinyin (reading):

yīyǐguànzhī

Definitions:

• (idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 贯 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 貫 - to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to