千锤打锣，一锤定音千錘打鑼，一錘定音千錘打鑼，一錘定音

a thousand blows on a gong, one blow fixes the note

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: After much discussion, one authoritative decision settles it. Often 'one hammer blow settles it'.

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Simplified: 千锤打锣，一锤定音
Traditional (Taiwan): 千錘打鑼，一錘定音
Pinyin: qiānchuídǎluó, yìchuídìngyīn
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ，ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄣ

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