一言堂

Traditional form:

一言堂

Pinyin (reading):

yīyántáng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins