百锻千炼 — “A hundred forging, a thousand tempering”
百锻千炼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be meticulously refined and polished through repeated deliberation and effort, especially in crafting literary works or developing skills”. Literally, “a hundred forging, a thousand tempering”.
百锻千炼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 百锻千炼
During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Wujun governed Jizhou. The scholar Liu Yanshi, known as Liu Zaoqiang, became his advisor due to his poetic talent.
One day, while on a hunting trip, Wang Wujun shot down a pair of wild ducks with a single arrow. Liu Yanshi immediately composed a poem titled "Song of Shooting Ducks."
People regarded him as a renowned poet, following in the footsteps of Li Bai and Li He. His poetry was praised as "firm, unique, and wonderfully intricate, with words forged a hundred times and sentences tempered a thousand times."
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Synonyms of 百锻千炼
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- 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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What does 百锻千炼 mean?
百锻千炼 (bǎi duàn qiān liàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be meticulously refined and polished through repeated deliberation and effort, especially in crafting literary works or developing skills”.
How do you pronounce 百锻千炼?
百锻千炼 is pronounced bǎi duàn qiān liàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百锻千炼 literally mean?
Literally, 百锻千炼 means “a hundred forging, a thousand tempering”. It is used to mean “to be meticulously refined and polished through repeated deliberation and effort, especially in crafting literary works or developing skills”.
Where does 百锻千炼 come from?
百锻千炼 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 百锻千炼?
锻、炼：比喻文章的反复推敲。比喻文章字句再三推敲，力求精练