| 一字褒贬 |
yī zì bāo biǎn |
(lit.) to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom) / (fig.) concise and powerful wording |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一字 |
yī zì |
in a row; in a line |
| 字 |
zì |
letter / symbol / character / word / CL:个 / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 褒 |
bāo |
to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose |
| 褒 |
bāo |
variant of 褒 |
| 褒贬 |
bāo biǎn |
to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal |
| 贬 |
biǎn |
to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate |