(idiom) (of a principle, purpose etc) consistently upheld; adhered to from beginning to end
trad. 一以貫之
Also written 一以貫之【yī yǐ guàn zhī】
Characters in this word
4一
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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
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
以
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old variant of 以[yi3]
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Traditional
- 㕥
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 367 of 2500
贯
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to pierce through, to pass through, to be stringed together, string of 1000 cash
- Pinyin
- guàn
- Traditional
- 貫
- Strokes
- 8
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500