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一炮打響

简一炮打响 · 繁一炮打響

Mandarin · pinyin yī pào dǎ xiǎng

(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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响: xiǎng · make sound, make noise; sound

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1–4–3–3 · yi1 pao4 da3 xiang3

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jat1 paau3 daa2 hoeng2

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(idiomatic) to achieve great success on the first try

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