百里挑一 in English bai3 li3 tiao1 yi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • one in a hundred
  • cream of the crop

Simplified Characters

百 里 挑 一

Traditional Characters

百 裡 挑 一

Pinyin

bai3 li3 tiao1 yi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

百bai3surname Bai 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 挑tiao1to carry on a shoulder pole 一yi1one