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
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