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一针见血

一針見血

yī zhēn jiàn xiě

yat1 jam1 gin3 hyut3

to get to the point

Somewhat infrequent

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to strike a vein on one's first attempt / lit. to draw blood on the first prick / to get to the point / fig. to hit the nail on the head /

Adso: to strike a vein on one's first attempt

Cantofish: to get to the point; to strike a vein on one's first attempt

MDBG: lit. to draw blood on the first prick; fig. to hit the nail on the head

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