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百年不遇 — “Rarely seen or encountered”

百年不遇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “rarely seen or encountered”. Once in a century; once in a blue moon. Literally, “not met in a century”.

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百年不遇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 百bǎi
  • 年nián
  • 不bù
  • 遇yù

百年不遇 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
年
nián6year or age
不
bù4not
遇
yù13to meet or encounter

Example Sentence with 百年不遇

这次艺术展汇集了这么多国内外知名艺术家的作品,真是百年不遇的盛会。
This art exhibition, bringing together works from so many renowned artists from home and abroad, is truly a grand event that is once in a century.

Idioms Related to 百年不遇

Synonyms of 百年不遇

  • qiān千zǎi载nán难féng逢once in a thousand years

Antonyms of 百年不遇

  • sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯a common sight
  • 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

Questions about 百年不遇

What does 百年不遇 mean?
百年不遇 (bǎi nián bù yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “rarely seen or encountered”.
How do you pronounce 百年不遇?
百年不遇 is pronounced bǎi nián bù yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百年不遇 literally mean?
Literally, 百年不遇 means “not met in a century”. It is used to mean “rarely seen or encountered”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百年不遇?
一百年也碰不到一次。形容很少见到过或少有的机会。
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