十 有 八 九

shí yǒu bā jiǔdictionary entry

most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

十有八九十有八九 [shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3] /most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority/

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Reference information

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Character information

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十
shí
ten / 10
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
八
bā
eight
九
jiǔ
nine / 9

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