八九不離十
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See also: 八九不离十
Chinese[edit]
eight | nine | not; no | to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from |
ten | ||
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trad. (八九不離十) | 八 | 九 | 不 | 離 | 十 | |
simp. (八九不离十) | 八 | 九 | 不 | 离 | 十 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally: eight and nine are not separated from ten
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ba jiǒu bù lí shíh
- Wade–Giles: pa1 chiu3 pu4 li2 shih2
- Yale: bā jyǒu bù lí shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba jeou bu li shyr
- Palladius: ба цзю бу ли ши (ba czju bu li ši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6
- Yale: baat gáu bāt lèih sahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 gau2 bat7 lei4 sap9
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 geo2 bed1 léi4 seb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ sɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
八九不離十
- (colloquial) almost
Related terms[edit]
- 差不多 (chàbuduō)