一言半句

yīyánbànjù

synonym of 一言半語 /一言半语 (yīyánbànyǔ, “a few words”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 一言 yīyán
  1. one sentence
  2. brief remark
2 半 bàn
  1. half
  2. semi-
  3. incomplete
  4. (after a number) and a half
=3 句 gōu variant of 勾 gōu
=3 句 jù
  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase
  4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse
=3 句 gòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
  4. used in 句當／句当, alternative form of 勾當 /勾当
=3 句 qú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)
  2. alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)