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十之八九
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Synonyms
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ten
(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
eight
nine
trad.
(
十之八九
)
十
之
八
九
simp.
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(
十之八九
)
十
之
八
九
Literally:
“eight or nine out of ten”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shízhībājiǔ
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
sap
6
zi
1
baat
3
gau
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
shízhībājiǔ
Zhuyin
:
ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
shíhjhihbajiǒu
Wade–Giles
:
shih
2
-chih
1
-pa
1
-chiu
3
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
:
sap
6
zi
1
baat
3
gau
2
Yale
:
sahp j
ī
baat gáu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
sap
9
dzi
1
baat
8
gau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
seb
6
ji
1
bad
3
geo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/sɐp̚² t͡siː
⁵⁵
paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/
Idiom
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十之八九
most
;
mostly
; the
majority
in all likelihood
Synonyms
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十有八九
(
shíyǒubājiǔ
)