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Chinese

一針見血

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/
hit the nail on the head
  • 一针见血
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The phrase describes hitting the mark with a single needle, metaphorically reaching the very core of a matter.
The phrase describes hitting the mark with a single needle, metaphorically reaching the very core of a matter.

Origin

The phrase 一針見血 means to hit the nail on the head, metaphorically describing discussion that is thorough and hits the mark. It is formed by combining the characters 一 (one), 針 (needle), 見 (to see), and 血 (blood).

The character 針 (needle) contains the semantic component 金 (copper) and the phonetic component 十 (ten). The character 見 (to see) is composed of the components 目 (eye) and 卩 (kneeling person). The character 血 (blood) consists of the components 一 (one) and 皿 (dish; vessel).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

此成語由「一」、「針」、「見」、「血」四個漢字組成。其中，「針」字包含表示銅（Cu）的意符「金」，以及作為音符的「十」；「見」字則由「目」與「卩」組成；「血」字則由「一」與「皿」組成。

在字形結構上，「針」的量詞包含根、枚、枝、眼；「目」的量詞為雙／双。此外，「一」字亦作為「血」字的一部分出現。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese針 “needle (Classifier: 根 m; 枚 m; 枝 c mn; 眼 c)”
    • meaningChinese金 “copper (Cu)”
    • soundChinese十 “ten”
  • characterChinese見 “to see”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese血 “blood”
    • ideaChinese皿 “dish; vessel”
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Meanings

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  1. hit the nail on the head

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 比喻議論透澈而中肯。 例：他一針見血的指出公司的弊端，頗得大家的贊同。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0