bách phát bách trúng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 百 (“hundred”), 發 (“shots”), 百 and 中 (“hits”), from Chinese 百發百中 / 百发百中 (bǎifābǎizhòng, “a hundred shots, a hundred hits”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ faːt̚˧˦ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ faːk̚˦˥ ʔɓat̚˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥]
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    Phrase

    bách phát bách trúng

    1. the person in question is a highly skilled marksman and they almost never miss
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