A hundred shots and a hundred hits

The meaning of the arrow is that there are no missed arrows and every shot will hit the target. Describes high shooting skills and confidence in doing things

"Warring States Policy·Western Zhou Dynasty": "In Chu, there are those who have raised the basics and are good at shooting. Those who can remove the willow leaves can shoot with a hundred steps and hit the target with every shot."

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Chu of Chu had two archers who were very good at archery, one named Yang Youji and the other named Pan Dang. One day, Yang Youji saw Pan Dang shooting three arrows in a row, and the arrows all hit the red heart of the arrow in front. He was very unconvinced and wanted to compete with Pan Dang. They decided to mark the willow leaves with black and stand. If you shoot from a hundred steps away, whoever can hit the target is considered to be a more capable person. As a result, both of them hit the center of the willow leaf. They selected three willow leaves with different heights. Not only did they paint the center of the willow leaves black, but they also marked them with symbols such as first, second, and third. Yang Youji accurately traced the ink lines and symbols on the willow leaves, then put on his bow and shot three arrows in succession. The arrows hit the target in the order of one, two, and three. The viewers clapped their hands and praised his ability of "always hitting the target". .

Later, people used "always hitting the target" as a metaphor for very good shooting skills. Nowadays, we also use the metaphor of "being sure to achieve the desired results and goals no matter what you do".

Idiom: One can cross the poplar tree with a hundred steps

From "Warring States Policy·Western Zhou Dynasty"

In Chu, those who have raised the basics are good at shooting, and those who remove the willow leaves can shoot at a hundred steps. All in all, every shot hits the mark.

Interpretation: It has a similar meaning to the idiom "a hundred shots with a hundred hits". It is a metaphor for superb archery skills, and is extended to mean a very strong ability.

The story is that Bai Qi, a famous general of the Qin State, led his troops to attack Wei. After learning about this, a counselor named Su Li hurriedly went to see the king of Zhou Dynasty and reminded him: "If Wei is occupied by the Qin army, your situation will be in danger. "It turns out that at this time, the king of the Zhou Dynasty was the emperor in name, but actually had no jurisdiction over the vassal states. If Wei was attacked and destroyed by Qin, Qin's power would be stronger and the threat to the emperor of Zhou would be greater. Zhou The emperor asked Su Li what to do. Su Li suggested that the emperor send people to persuade Bai Qi to stop the attack and told Bai Qi a story. Su Li introduced a story that should be told to Bai Qi: There was a famous archery master in the state of Chu. The man's name was Yang Youji. He was very brave and practiced archery when he was young. At that time, there was a warrior named Pan Hu who was also good at archery. One day, the two of them competed in archery. People gathered around to watch. The target was set up fifty steps away, and there was a board with a red heart on it. Pan Hu drew his strong bow and hit the red heart with three arrows in a row, which won the cheers of the onlookers. Yang Youji proudly bowed his hand to Yang Youji and asked him for advice. Yang Youji looked around and said, "If you shoot a red heart fifty steps away, the target is too close and too big, so shoot at the willow leaves a hundred steps away." Let's do it!" After that, he pointed to a willow tree a hundred steps away and asked someone to choose a leaf on the tree and paint it red as a target. Then he drew his bow and shot with a sound of "instigation", and the result was an arrow. The chain ran right through the center of the willow leaf. Everyone present was shocked. Pan Hu knew that he did not have such a brilliant ability, but he did not believe that Yang Youji could shoot through the willow leaf, so he walked to the willow leaf. Under the willow tree; I selected three willow leaves, numbered them with colors, and asked Yang Youji to shoot again in the order of numbers. Yang Youji took a few steps forward, saw the numbers clearly, and then stepped back a hundred steps away. He drew his bow and hit three numbered willow leaves with "swish", "swish" and "swish" arrows. Pan Hu was also convinced by the cheers. , a man said coldly next to Yang Youji: "Hey, only when you have the ability to move forward with a hundred steps can you teach him archery!" " Yang Youji couldn't help but turned around angrily when he heard this man's tone and asked, "How are you going to teach me archery?" The man calmly said, "I'm not here to teach you how to bend a bow and shoot arrows. To remind you how to maintain your archery reputation. Have you ever thought that once you run out of strength and miss a single arrow, your reputation for being infallible will be affected. A person who is really good at archery should pay attention to maintaining his reputation! " After hearing this, Yang Youji felt that it made sense and thanked him again and again. The people sent by Emperor Zhou told Bai Qi the above story according to Su Li's introduction. After hearing this, Bai Qi thought of maintaining He had a reputation of being victorious, so he could not go into battle easily, so he excused himself from illness and stopped attacking Wei. This story also leads to another idiom "a hundred shots will hit the target".

In addition, there are:

All previous efforts are wasted

Explanation: gong: merit; exhaust: complete; abandon: lost. All previous achievements are lost. It also means that all previous efforts have been in vain.

Source "Warring States Policy·Western Zhou Dynasty": "The Duke has made many achievements. Now the Duke sent the Qin troops out of the fortress. After two weeks, he attacked Han and then attacked the Liang Dynasty. He failed in one attack. The previous achievements were reflected. Completely destroyed. ”

Left branch and right qi

Explanation branch: support; qi: buckling, extension is insufficient. It originally refers to the posture of bending a bow and shooting an arrow, supported by the left hand and flexed by the right hand. It means that there is insufficient strength. If you cope with this aspect, there will be a problem in that aspect.

Source: "Warring States Policy·Western Zhou Dynasty": "I cannot teach my son to bend left and right."