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百 bǎi

numeral
: 100
: numerous; all kinds of

Kun Reading

百 | もも momo

numeric
: 100

On Reading

百 | ひゃく hyaku

numeric
: 100

佰 | はく haku

noun
: 100 (used in legal documents)

 Usage:

百貨[货] bai3huo4: general merchandise
[百貨 | ひゃっか hyakka: all kinds of goods]

百貨[货]公司 bai3huo4 gong1si1: department store
百貨店 bai3 huo4 dian4: bazaar; department store; general store
[ひゃっかてん hyakkaten: (department) store; (department) stores]

百合 bai3he2: Lily [ゆる yuru OR ゆり yuri: lily; (slang) comics and novels about female homosexuality]

百合花飾[饰] bai3 he2 hua1 shi4: fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)

百里香 bai3 li3 xiang1: thyme
百寶[宝]箱 bai3 bao3 xiang1: treasure chest
百年 bai3 nian2: 100 years; century; lifetime
[ももとせ momotose OR ひゃくねん hyakunen]
百姓 bai3xing4: common people
[ひゃくせい hyakusei OR ひゃくしょう hyakushou OR おおみたから oomitakara
: the common people
: (sensitive word) farmer; peasant; country bumpkin]

老百姓 lao3bai3xing4: the common people

百倍 bai3bei4: a hundredfold; a hundred times [ひゃくばい hyakubai: hundredfold]
百萬[万] bai3wan4: millions [百万 | ひゃくまん hyakuman: million; many]
百分比 bai3fen1 bi3: percentage [ひゃくぶんひ hyakubunhi]
百分點[点] bai3fen1dian3: percentage point
數[数]百 shu4bai3: several hundred [数百 | すうひゃく suuhyaku]
五百 wu3bai3: 500
[いお io OR ごひゃく gohyaku: 500; many]
幾[几]百 ji3bai3: several hundred
牛百葉[叶] niu2 bai3 ye4: omasum; beef tripe
維[维]基百科 wei2 ji1 bai3 ke1: Wikipedia



Japanese expression
数百万に及ぶ | すうひゃくまんにおよぶ suuhyakuman ni oyobu
: to reach (range) into the millions

*百折不撓 | ひゃくせつふとう hyaku setsu futou
: indefatigability; indomitableness

百慮一得 | ひゃくりょいっとく hyaku ryo ittoku
: Even a fool may sometimes give good counsel

嘘っ八百 | うそっぱっぴゃく usoppappyaku
: full of lies

ここで会ったが百年目 | ここであったがひゃくねんめ koko de atta ga hyakunenme
: At last your time has come

**彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず | かれをしりおのれをしればひゃくせんあやうからず
kare o shirionore o shireba hyakusen ayaukarazu
: If you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated
OR
敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず | てきをしりおのをしればひゃくせんあやうからず
teki o shiriono o shireba hyakusen ayaukarazu
: know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles

雀百迄踊り忘れず | すずめひゃくまでおどりわすれず
suzume hyaku made odori wasurezu
: What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb

Chinese expression / idiom
百年好合 bai3 nian2 hao3 he2: may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)

百年樹[树]人 bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
: It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man; fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop

*百折不撓[挠] bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2
: to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks; to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable

百戰百勝 [百战百胜] bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4
: to emerge victorious in every battle; to be ever-victorious

** 知己知彼,百戰不殆 [知己知彼,百战不殆] zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4
: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (from Sunzi’s “The Art of War” 孫子兵法)

百發[发]百中 bai3 fa1 bai3 zhong4
: lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits; to carry out a task with great precision; to shoot with unfailing accuracy; be a crack shot

信心百倍 xin4 xin1 bai3 bei4: brimming with confidence

殺[杀]一儆百 sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3
: lit. kill one to warn a hundred; to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres

百善孝為[为]先 bai3 shan4 xiao4 wei2 xian1
: of all virtues filial piety is most important

五十步笑百步 wu3 shi2 bu4 xiao4 bai3 bu4
: the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps; the pot calls the kettle black

十年樹木,百年樹人 [十年树木,百年树人] shi2 nian2 shu4 mu4 , bai3 nian2 shu4 ren2
: It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man. A good education program takes a long time to develop

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic .
一 (yi1: one) suggests the meaning while
白 (bai2: white) provides the sound.



Historical variant / Semantic:
佰 bai3: 100 (banker’s anti-fraud numeral)
[on: はく haku; ひゃく hyaku; byaku]



 Examples:
他們去百貨公司逛街。
ta1men qu4 bai3huo4 gong1si1 guang4jie1
They went window shopping at the mall.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary