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Expression Profile · wan-li-tiao-yi
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万里挑一

wàn lǐ tiāo yī
📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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这好的绣娘是万里挑一 以一当十
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这好的绣娘是 万里挑一 以一当十

(- 七八个 - 也不算多) ── Previous context

“A truly skilled embroiderer can do the work of ten ordinary ones.”

《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》 · 45:36
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是万里挑一的幸运儿
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是 万里挑一 的幸运儿

(我能走到今天) ── Previous context

“makes me one in a million lucky.”

《你好1983》 · 06:51
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你是万里挑一的好媳妇
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你是 万里挑一 的好媳妇

(一万零一) ── Previous context

“meaning that you're a one-in-ten-thousand daughter-in-law.”

《危险关系》 · 17:52
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