一か八か
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 八 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
はち > ばち Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
Etymology
editUnknown. Perhaps from gambling parlance, from 一か罰か (ichi ka bachi ka, “one or nothing”, literally “one or punishment”); or from the top strokes of the kanji in the phrase 丁か半か (chō ka han ka, literally “even or odd”), from the game of chōhan. The spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit一か八か • (ichikabachika)
- (idiomatic) sinking or swimming; all or nothing
- 一か八かやってみよう。
- Ichikabachika yatte miyō.
- I’ll take my chances.
- 一か八か。よし！
- Ichikabachika. Yoshi!
- Here goes nothing!
- 一か八かやってみよう。
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