一锤定音

Traditional form:

一錘定音

Pinyin (reading):

yīchuídìngyīn

Definitions:

• lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
• fig. to make the final decision

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 锤 - hammer
• 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 錘 - hammer
• 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation