not a single arrow missed its target(jiàn bù xū fā)

not a single arrow missed its target

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji à Nb à x à f à, which means that the arrow is fired accurately and every shot must hit. It comes from Shanglin Fu by Sima Xiangru of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Xiangru's Shanglin Fu in Han Dynasty: "the bow is not empty, but falls in response to the sound."

Idiom usage

It can be used as the predicate and object to describe how to handle affairs well. The 16th chapter of Xiangzu building written by Jiang Shiquan in Qing Dynasty: "you say that there are such good things in the world that you can do with ease, and you can't afford them." The 59th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Ma Chao's arrow is not in vain, and the people on the boat should fall into the water."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: a hundred hits, a sword without a false shot, a bullet without a false shot

Chinese PinYin : jiàn bù xū fā