一了百了

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yīliǎobǎiliǎo ㄧㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

- once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved death ends all one's troubles
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一(yī)one
了(liǎo)used after 得 or 不 to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget"
百(bǎi)hundred
了(liǎo)used after 得 or 不 to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget"

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally: one thing ended, a hundred things ended
Meaning: Once the main problem is settled, everything else is settled too. It can also mean ending everything at once, sometimes grimly, as by death.

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