yī yán tángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old) / having things decided by the will of a single individual / autocratic rule / (contrasted with 群言堂[qún yán táng])
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Original source entry:

一言堂 一言堂 [yi1 yan2 tang2] /(sign hung in a shop) prices fixed – no bargaining (old)/having things decided by the will of a single individual/autocratic rule/(contrasted with 群言堂[qun2 yan2 tang2])/

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一言堂
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