一錘子買賣 yī chuí zi mǎi mài

DEFINITIONS

  1. a one-off, short-sighted deal
  2. a one-shot, all-out attempt

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
錘 chuí balance weight on scale; hammer
子 zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
賣 mài sell; betray; show off