百里挑一
Traditional form:
百裡挑一
Pinyin (reading):
bǎilǐtiāoyī
Definitions:
- one in a hundred
- cream of the crop
Characters:
- 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
- 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
- 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
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