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Chinese
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hundred
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a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
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to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
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surname; poplar
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| trad. (百步穿楊)
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百
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步
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穿
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楊
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| simp. (百步穿杨)
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百
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步
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穿
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杨
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| Literally: “to shoot an arrow through a willow leaf at a hundred paces; to split a willow wand at a hundred paces”.
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Etymology
Derived from the story of the archer 養由基 (Yang Youji) as presented in Zhan Guo Ce.
Pronunciation
Idiom
百步穿楊
- (figurative, of archery, gun shooting, basketball, etc.) to shoot with great precision