Hyappatsu Hyakuchū (百発百中 - Deadly Accuracy)

Hyappatsu Hyakuchū

The four-character idiom 'hyappatsu hyakuchū' (百発百中) describes a situation where a bullet or an arrow always hits the target, or every plan or prediction turns out exactly as intended.

Since 'hya/hyaku' (百) means "hundred," 'hatsu/patsu' (発) means "shot," and 'chū' (中) means "hit," the literal meaning of 'hyappatsu hyakuchū' is "a hundred shots, a hundred hits."

This idiom originates from the legendary archer Yang Youji, who appears in the ancient Chinese text "Strategies of the Warring States."

In the story, Yang shot a hundred arrows from a hundred paces away from a willow tree, and all the arrows hit the willow leaves.

百発百中

弾丸や矢が必ず命中すること、または計画や予想などがすべて狙いどおりになることを、「百発百中」と言います。

「百」は "hundred"、「発」は "shot"、「中」は "hit" を意味するので、「百発百中」の文字どおりの意味は "a hundred shots, a hundred hits" となります。

この四字熟語は、中国の古書「戦国策」に登場する弓の名人「養由基」に由来します。

養は、柳の木から百歩離れたところから弓を百発射たところ、百本とも葉に命中させることができたそうです。

• Hyappatsu Hyakuchū (百発百中 - Deadly Accuracy)
• Hyappatsu Hyakuchū (百発百中 - Always hitting the bull's eye / Deadly Accuracy)

• Hyappatsu Hyakuchū
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• The four-character idiom 'hyappatsu hyakuchū' (百発百中) describes a situation where a bullet or an arrow always hits the target, or every plan or prediction turns out exactly as intended.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Since 'hya/hyaku' (百) means "hundred," 'hatsu/patsu' (発) means "shot," and 'chū' (中) means "hit," the literal meaning of 'hyappatsu hyakuchū' is "a hundred shots, a hundred hits."
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• This idiom originates from the legendary archer Yang Youji, who appears in the ancient Chinese text "Strategies of the Warring States."
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• In the story, Yang shot a hundred arrows from a hundred paces away from a willow tree, and all the arrows hit the willow leaves.
• In the story, Yang shot a hundred arrows from a hundred steps away from a willow tree, and all the arrows hit the willow leaves.