一語道破

一语道破
yīyǔdàopò
  1. one word says it all (idiom)
  2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to be pithy and correct

CEDICT

to lay bare the truth with one penetrating remark; to hit the nail on the head

Wiktionary

一句話就能說明事情的真相。

重編國語辭典

一句話就說明了事情的真相

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 語 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech
3 道破 dàopò
  1. to expose
  2. to reveal

Related entries

正中要害 zhèngzhòngyàohài to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
說中 shuōzhòng
  1. to hit the nail on the head
  2. to predict correctly
他说中文。

He speaks Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba

中的 zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
他胜过他班中的同学

He excels over the other people in his class.

Source: Tatoeba

切中時病 qièzhòngshíbìng
  1. to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
破的 pòdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head