- 百步穿杨
- bǎibùchuānyángshoot an arrow through a willow leaf at a hundred paces; split a willow wand at a hundred paces; shoot with great precision* * *shoot with great precision* * *shoot with great precision* * *bǎi bù chuān yángv. shoot with great precision* * *bai3 bu4 chuan1 yang2shoot with great precision* * *百步穿杨bǎi bù chuān yángpierce a willow leaf with an arrow from the distance of a hundred paces; hit a willow branch at 100 yards by an arrow; hit the target at every shot; One can hit virtually any target within a hundred steps.; One can shoot sth. at a hundred paces without ever missing.; shoot an arrow through a willow (poplar) leaf a hundred paces away; shoot with great precision; superior marksmanship* * *百步穿楊|百步穿杨 [bǎi bù chuān yáng] ► to shoot with great precision (idiom)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.