baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3百發百中百发百中
Jyutpingbaak3 faat3 baak3 zung3
Yalebaak faat baak jung
Definition
To hit the target with every shot; highly accurate.
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How it's used
While originally describing archery or marksmanship, this idiom is frequently used metaphorically for any situation where someone has a perfect success rate. It implies a sense of reliability or uncanny precision, often used jokingly when someone makes a correct prediction or hits a target in a game. It carries a slightly more dramatic or emphatic tone than simply saying someone is accurate.
Examples
He is really accurate at shooting games.
Related words
Common phrases
an eye for picking winners
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe general skill or talent, as it specifically refers to the outcome of hitting a target or achieving a goal rather than the process of being good at something.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
