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一矢中的

Mandarin · pinyin yī shǐ zhòng dì

to hit the target with a single shot
to say something spot on (idiom)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
矢: shǐ · arrow, dart; vow, swear
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix

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1–3–4–4 · yi1 shi3 zhong4 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 ci2 zung3 dik1

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