皇上的旨,将军的令,一口说了算 皇上的旨,將軍的令,一口說了算 皇上的旨,將軍的令,一口説了算

the emperor's edict, the general's order: one word and it's settled

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Said of a person whose single word decides the matter and cannot be changed. Can be admiring or critical of high-handedness.
Simplified
皇上的旨,将军的令,一口说了算
Traditional (Taiwan)
皇上的旨,將軍的令,一口說了算
Traditional (Hong Kong)
皇上的旨,將軍的令,一口説了算
Pinyin
huángshang de zhǐ,jiāngjūn de lìng,yìkǒu shuōlesuàn
Bopomofo
ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓˇ,ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄥˋ,ㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄙㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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