一件事 yī jiàn shì

yī jiàn shì phrase a certain matter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '一件事', p. 120)

Contained in

• 1. 有用的一句话 胜过千言万语 2. 有用的一个人 胜过千军万马 3. 有用的一件事 胜过千金万两 4. 有用的一分钟 胜过千年万古(1. 有用的一句話 勝過千言萬語 2. 有用的一個人 勝過千軍萬馬 3. 有用的一件事 勝過千金萬兩 4. 有用的一分鐘 勝過千年萬古) One constructive comment can outspeak a thousand words. One dependable person suffices to outplay an entire army. One successful outcome can outweigh a gold mine. One effective minute can outlast eternity.

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• Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Fayan 法演禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Da Hui Pu Jue Chan Shi Zong Men Wu Ku 大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 — count: 1
• Scroll 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 13 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 17 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 12 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Dongshan Liangjia from Ruizhou 瑞州洞山良价禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 27 Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 續傳燈錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 21 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 1 , has English translation