Definition
一了百了 is a four-character idiom (成语) with two figurative meanings. The first meaning is that solving one main problem resolves all related issues — literally 'one finished, hundred finished.' The second meaning refers to death ending all troubles, often used in a fatalistic or resigned context. The literal reading does not capture these figurative senses.
f.e.
solving the key problem resolves everythingonce the main issue is settledall subsidiary ones are settleddeath ends all troubles (used to express that dying puts an end to worries)
Examples
- ，一了百了。Zhǐyào bǎ zhège wèntí jiějué le, jiù yī le le.Once you solve this problem, everything else will fall into place.
- ，一了百了。Tā juéde huózhe tài tòngkǔ, rènwéi yī le shì zuì hǎo de xuǎnzé.He feels life is too painful and thinks death would end all his troubles.
- ，一了百了，。Bié dānxīn, zhè jiàn shì yī le, qítā de zìrán jiù shùn le.Don't worry, once this matter is resolved, the rest will naturally work out.
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