粵

一jat1針zam1見gin3血hyut3

simp一针见血
jat1 zam1 gin3 hyut3yī zhēn jiàn xiě

English

  1. lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
  2. fig. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to reveal the truth with one pertinent remark; literally: to pierce with a needle and see blood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 簡單直接咁指出重點

Examples

  • 一針見血嘅開頭:一般認為學術文嘅開頭最好要一針見血。

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  • 佢一針見血咁指出呢個理論嘅缺陷。

    In one stroke, he pointed out a flaw in the theory.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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