one in a hundred; the cream of the crop; used to describe people or things that are exceptionally outstanding or rare

thyme; a small herb used for medicine, ornament, and cooking

literally meaning that ninety [[里|里|li3]] is only halfway on a hundred-mile journey; used as a metaphor to describe how a task becomes more difficult as it nears completion, or to encourage someone to persist until the very end

(literary) a feudal lord who rules over a territory of one hundred square miles; a noble or high official during ancient times

Baili Xi (7th century BC), famous official and prime minister of the State of Qin during the Spring and Autumn period