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百年难遇

百年难遇 — “A once-in-a-century occurrence”

百年难遇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a once-in-a-century occurrence”. Extremely rare or hard to come by. Literally, “hard to encounter in a hundred years”.

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百年难遇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百年难遇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
年
nián6year or age
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
遇
yù13to meet or encounter

Example Sentence with 百年难遇

这次展览汇集了许多艺术珍品,真可谓百年难遇的文化盛事。
This exhibition gathered many precious art pieces, truly a once-in-a-century cultural event.

Idioms Related to 百年难遇

Synonyms of 百年难遇

  • qiān千zǎi载nán难féng逢once in a thousand years
  • bǎi百nián年bù不yù遇rarely seen or encountered

Antonyms of 百年难遇

  • lǚ屡jiàn见bù不xiān鲜a common occurrence

More idioms starting with 百

  • bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅,,qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
  • bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
  • bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多,,yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
  • bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate

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Questions about 百年难遇

What does 百年难遇 mean?

百年难遇 (bǎi nián nán yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a once-in-a-century occurrence”.

How do you pronounce 百年难遇?

百年难遇 is pronounced bǎi nián nán yù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百年难遇 literally mean?

Literally, 百年难遇 means “hard to encounter in a hundred years”. It is used to mean “a once-in-a-century occurrence”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百年难遇?

百年也碰不到。形容罕见或很不容易碰到。

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