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百无一失

bǎi wú yī shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
no danger of anything going wrong / no risk at all
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1e958f5d26ae2058. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

百無一失 百无一失 [bai3 wu2 yi1 shi1] /no danger of anything going wrong/no risk at all/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 百無一失

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.