十之八九

Chinese

		ten	(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	eight	nine
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shízhībājiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄓㄅㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zi¹ baat³ gau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shízhībājiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄓㄅㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - 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 t͡ɕjoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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/

Idiom

十之八九

most; mostly; the majority
in all likelihood

Synonyms

十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ)

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