一字褒贬

Traditional form:

一字褒貶

Pinyin (reading):

yīzìbāobiǎn

Definitions:

• lit. dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
• fig. concise and powerful style

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
• 褒 - to cite; to honor, to praise; to recommend
• 贬 - to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
• 褒 - to cite; to honor, to praise; to recommend
• 貶 - to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure