十之八九
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[edit]ten | (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | eight | nine | ||
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trad. (十之八九) | 十 | 之 | 八 | 九 | |
simp. #(十之八九) | 十 | 之 | 八 | 九 | |
Literally: “eight or nine out of ten”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhjhihbajiǒu
- Wade–Giles: shih2-chih1-pa1-chiu3
- Yale: shŕ-jr̄-bā-jyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrjybajeou
- Palladius: шичжибацзю (šičžibaczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2
- Yale: sahp jī baat gáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 dzi1 baat8 gau2
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 ji1 bad3 geo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]十之八九
- most; mostly; the majority
- in all likelihood
Synonyms
[edit]- 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ)