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Sino-Vietnamese word from 百 (“hundred”), 發 (“shots”), 百 and 中 (“hits”), from Chinese 百發百中／百发百中 (bǎifābǎizhòng, “a hundred shots, a hundred hits”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ faːt̚˧˦ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ faːk̚˦˥ ʔɓat̚˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥]

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1. the person in question is a highly skilled marksman and they almost never miss