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to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop |
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middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
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| simp. (百发百中)
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| Literally: “a hundred shots, a hundred bull's-eyes”.
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Etymology
From the book Zhan Guo Ce:
楚有養由基者，善射，去柳葉百步而射之，百發百中之。左右觀者數幹人，皆曰善射。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
楚有养由基者，善射，去柳叶百步而射之，百发百中之。左右观者数干人，皆曰善射。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Chǔ yǒu Yǎng Yóujī zhě, shànshè, qù liǔyè bǎibù ér shè zhī, bǎifābǎizhòng zhī. Zuǒyòu guānzhě shù gànrén, jiē yuē shànshè.
- In Chu there was Yang Youji, a sharpshooter. After having walked one hundred paces away, he would shoot at willow-leaves, shooting one hundred times and hitting one hundred times. Left and right, several officials who watched (him shooting) all said he was a sharpshooter.
Pronunciation
Idiom
百發百中
- (literally, figuratively) every shot hits the target; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; to be a crack shot
Vietnamese
Phrase
百發百中
- chữ Hán form of bách phát bách trúng (“a hundred shots, a hundred hits”).