"百步穿楊" meaning in All languages combined

See 百步穿楊 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/, /paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: bǎibùchuānyáng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], baak³ bou⁶ cyun¹ joeng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bǎibùchuānyáng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bǎibùchuanyáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pai³-pu⁴-chʻuan¹-yang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bǎi-bù-chwān-yáng [Mandarin, Yale], baebuhchuanyang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], байбучуаньян [Mandarin, Palladius], bajbučuanʹjan [Mandarin, Palladius], baak bouh chyūn yèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], baak⁸ bou⁶ tsyn¹ joeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bag³ bou⁶ qun¹ yêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 百步穿杨
Etymology: Derived from the story of the archer 養由基 (Yang Youji) as presented in Zhan Guo Ce. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|養由基}} 養由基 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 百步穿楊
  1. (figurative, of archery, gun shooting, basketball, etc.) to shoot with great precision Wikipedia link: Zhan Guo Ce Tags: figuratively, idiomatic, usually
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  "literal_meaning": "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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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "байбучуаньян"
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      "zh-pron": "bajbučuanʹjan"
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      "zh-pron": "baak bouh chyūn yèuhng"
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      "zh-pron": "baak⁸ bou⁶ tsyn¹ joeng⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "bag³ bou⁶ qun¹ yêng⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "baak³ bou⁶ cyun¹ joeng⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "bǎi-bù-chwān-yáng"
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      "zh-pron": "baebuhchuanyang"
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      "zh-pron": "байбучуаньян"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bajbučuanʹjan"
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    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "baak⁸ bou⁶ tsyn¹ joeng⁴"
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      "ipa": "/paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/"
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