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百不一遇 — “Extremely rare”

百不一遇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely rare”. Hard to come by; once in a blue moon. Literally, “A hundred encounters, not one success; hard to meet even in a hundred tries”.

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百不一遇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百不一遇 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
不
bù4not
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
遇
yù13to meet or encounter

Example Sentence with 百不一遇

这种级别的艺术品如今已是百不一遇,收藏价值极高
Artworks of this caliber are now extremely rare, making them highly valuable for collection.

Idioms Related to 百不一遇

Synonyms of 百不一遇

  • bǎi百nián年nán难yù遇once in a blue moon

Antonyms of 百不一遇

  • tuò唾shǒu手kě可dé得easily obtainable

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
  • bǎi百bù不dāng当yī一one is far superior to many others

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Questions about 百不一遇

What does 百不一遇 mean?

百不一遇 (bǎi bù yī yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely rare”.

How do you pronounce 百不一遇?

百不一遇 is pronounced bǎi bù yī yù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百不一遇 literally mean?

Literally, 百不一遇 means “a hundred encounters, not one success; hard to meet even in a hundred tries”. It is used to mean “Extremely rare”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百不一遇?

一百次中遇不到一次。形容极其难得。

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