百裡挑一

Chinese

		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.)
trad. (百裡挑一)		百	裡	挑	一
simp. (百里挑一)		百	里	挑	一

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎilǐ tiāoyī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ leoi⁵ tiu¹ jat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎilǐ tiāoyī [Phonetic: báilǐtiāoyī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄠㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baelii tiauyi1
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ leoi⁵ tiu¹ jat¹
  - Yale: baak léuih tīu yāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ loey⁵ tiu¹ jat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ lêu⁵ tiu¹ yed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚³ lɵy̯¹³ tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

百裡挑一

one in a hundred; cream of the crop

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