pierce a willow leaf with an arrow from the distance of a hundred paces(bǎi bù chuān yáng)

pierce a willow leaf with an arrow from the distance of a hundred paces

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ǎ IB ù Chu ā NY á ng, which means to shoot a willow leaf at a distance of 100 steps. It describes the skill of arrow or shooting. It comes from historical records · Zhou Benji and Warring States strategy · Western Zhou strategy.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: shoot willows through the willows, hit a hundred with a hundred hits [antonym]: aim at nothing

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attribute to describe the skill of shooting or archery.

Examples

(Guan Yu) when he returns to the village with his arrow, he knows that Huang Zhong has the ability to walk through the woods. ——Chapter 53 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty and the first chapter of the romance of the Qing Dynasty by Cai Dongfan: "when it came to the descendants, the population gradually increased, and each branch, about every tribe, Dai Yi leader, was born with strong bones, strong Brawn, and was familiar with riding and shooting. In the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Jin Taizu a Guda was the first outstanding person in his family, who opened up territory until Huang Dynasty On both sides of the river, the Song Dynasty was greatly disturbed by him. " The twelfth chapter of Chen Chen's "after the Water Margin" in the Qing Dynasty: "the little general's surname is Hua, and his name is Fengchun. He is the son of generals from generation to generation. He is proficient in LiuTao and sanlue. He is proficient in 18 kinds of martial arts, and he is also good at penetrating Yang's arrow with a hundred steps."

The origin of Idioms

Zhou Benji in historical records: "in Chu, there are those who are good at shooting. They shoot at the willow leaves with a hundred steps, and they shoot at the middle of the willow leaves with a hundred hairs." According to the strategy of the Warring States period and the strategy of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there are those in Chu who are good at shooting, and those who go to the willow leaves and shoot them are good at shooting

Idioms and allusions

In the Warring States period, there were many wars, and people were living in dire straits. However, it was also an era in which heroes came forth in large numbers. There were many celebrities and famous generals, among whom Bai Qi of the state of Qin was one. One year, Bai Qi led the army of Qin to attack the state of Wei. At that time, there was a counsellor named Su Li in the state of Wei. When he learned that Bai Qi was going to attack the state of Wei, he was very anxious. He knew that relying on the strength of the state of Wei, he was not the opponent of the state of Qin at all. For the survival of the state of Wei, Su Li tried his best and finally came up with a good way: if he wanted to keep the state of Wei, he could not be forced to do so. He could only take some measures to make Bai Qi withdraw. One day, he set out early to meet the king of the Zhou Dynasty and reminded him, "if the state of Wei is occupied by the Qin army, you will be in danger." Why do you say that? It turns out that in the Warring States period, the central power of the Zhou Dynasty was dead in name because of the rivalry among the princes. The monarch of Zhou Dynasty was the son of heaven in name, but actually had no jurisdiction over the vassal states. If Wei was defeated by Qin, Qin's power would be more powerful and the threat to Emperor Zhou would be greater. On hearing this, the emperor asked Su Li what to do? Su Li suggested that the emperor of Zhou should send someone to persuade Baiqi to stop attacking. Zhou Tianzi asked, "can you send someone to persuade Baiqi to stop attacking?" So Su Li told Zhou Tianzi what he had thought of. When Zhou Tianzi heard that it was feasible, he sent a man to persuade Bai Qi to stop attacking. When Zhou Tianzi's emissary arrived at Baiqi's camp, he said to Baiqi according to Su Li's instructions: "general Bai, can you listen to me tell a story?" When Bai Qi heard this, he burst out laughing: "didn't you come to persuade him to fight? How can you tell a story? " The messenger said, "will you listen to me first, general?" Bai Qi said, "since you are here, please tell me!" So the messenger told the following story: there was a famous archer named Yang Youji in Xiangyang County of the state of Chu. When he was young, he was very brave and became a good archer. At that time, there was a warrior named pan Hu, who was also good at archery. Because their archery is very good, they both look down on each other and say that their own archery is the most accurate. One day, the two were competing again, and many people were watching. The target is set fifty paces away, where a board is propped up with a red heart on it. Pan Hu pulled his strong bow and hit his heart with three arrows, which won the applause of the onlookers. Pan Hu also complacently said to yangyoujigong, "please give me more advice!" Yang Youji smiles and says, "shoot the red heart 50 paces away. The target is too close and too big. Shoot the willow leaves 100 paces away." When pan Hu heard that he wanted to shoot willow leaves a hundred paces away, he thought he was talking big. Yangyouji said, "wait and see." After that, he pointed to a willow tree a hundred paces away and asked people to choose a leaf on the tree and paint it red as a target. Then, he pulled his bow and shot with a sound of "abet". As a result, the arrow just ran through the center of the willow leaf. Everyone present was shocked by this incredible archery. Pan Hu thought: how is this possible? There is no such good archery in the world. So, he went to the willow tree, chose three willow leaves, and numbered them with color, and asked yangyouji to shoot again in the order of number. He thought: how do you shoot this time? Last time it was just your luck! Yang Yang took a few steps forward from Ji, saw the number clearly, then stepped back a hundred steps away, pulled out his bow, and hit three willow leaves with numbers. Pan Hu sees this kind of situation, exclaims loudly: is really the good arrow method! After being stunned, all the people present gave out cheers. In the midst of the cheers, a man beside yangyouji said coldly, "Hey, you can teach him archery only when you have the ability to walk with a hundred steps." Yang Youji thought to himself: this man has a big voice. So he turned around and asked, "how are you going to teach me archery?" The man said calmly, "I'm not here to teach you how to bend your bow and shoot, but to remind you how to keep your archery reputation.". Yangyouji asked: how do you say to keep it? The man said: have you ever thought that once you have exhausted your strength, as long as you don't hit the arrow, your reputation will be affected. A man who is really good at archery should keep his reputation! After hearing this, Yang Youji felt that it was very reasonable and said thanks to him again and again. After hearing the story, Bai Qi asked the emissary, "what's the purpose of telling this story?" The emissary said, "general Bai is a man who wins every battle. Don't you want to keep your good reputation? If you want to keep your good reputation, you shouldn't go to war easily. If you lose the war, won't you lose all your reputation? " After Bai Qi listened, he stopped attacking the state of Wei. There is another idiom in this story: "a hundred hits a hundred.".

Chinese PinYin : bǎi bù chuān yáng