百裡挑一
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]hundred | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing |
incite; carry on a pole; choose | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | ||
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trad. (百裡挑一/百裏挑一) | 百 | 裡/裏 | 挑 | 一 | |
simp. (百里挑一) | 百 | 里 | 挑 | 一 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎilǐtiaoyi
- Wade–Giles: pai3-li3-tʻiao1-i1
- Yale: bǎi-lǐ-tyāu-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeliitiaui
- Palladius: байлитяои (bajlitjaoi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak3 leoi5 tiu1 jat1
- Yale: baak léuih tīu yāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak8 loey5 tiu1 jat7
- Guangdong Romanization: bag3 lêu5 tiu1 yed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚³ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]百裡挑一
- one in a hundred; cream of the crop