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have hit at the nub of

Hit the point, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī zh ò ngy à oh à I, meaning hit the fatal part. Extended to the key of important departments or problems. It comes from the biography of laishe in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of laishe in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is said that "the key point of the middle minister is who was hurt by the thief after the minister entered the night."

Idiom usage

To hit a fatal part. He was dejected by the words.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: aimless