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 ㄓ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ zi¹ baat³ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shízhībājiǔ
    • 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⁾/
• 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

1. most; mostly; the majority
2. in all likelihood

Synonyms

• 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ)