十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2
- most likely
- mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
- vast majority
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十
- 十分 shí fēn ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ sap6 fan1 very
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 crossroads
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
- 三十 sān shí ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ saam1 sap6 thirty
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- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 二十 èr shí ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ji6 sap6 twenty; 20
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6 sixty
- 十一 Shí Yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 十一 shí yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 eleven
- 十七 shí qī ㄕˊ ㄑㄧ sap6 cat1 seventeen
- 十三 shí sān ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ sap6 saam1 thirteen
- 十九 shí jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 gau2 nineteen
- 十二 shí èr ㄕˊ ㄦˋ sap6 ji6 twelve
- 十五 shí wǔ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ sap6 ng5 fifteen
- 十位 shí wèi ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˋ sap6 wai2 the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
- 十倍 shí bèi ㄕˊ ㄅㄟˋ sap6 pui5 tenfold
- 十亿 十億 shí yì ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sap6 jik1 one billion
有
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 共有 gòng yǒu ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ gung6 jau5 in total there are ...
- 具有 jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ geoi6 jau5 to have; to possess
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
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- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 含有 hán yǒu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ham4 jau5 to contain
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 国有 國有 guó yǒu ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ gwok3 jau5 nationalized
- 大有 dà yǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望)
- 富有 fù yǒu ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ fu3 jau5 rich; wealthy; affluent
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 带有 帶有 dài yǒu ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai3 jau5 to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ jung2 jau5 to have; to possess; to own
- 有事 yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 si6 to be occupied with sth
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 有人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 someone
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1 division of China during earliest dynasties
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
Example sentences
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他 十有八九 不会 不會 准时 準時 来 來 。
There is not much possibility of his coming on time.
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他们 他們 十有八九 要 赶不上 趕不上 火车 火車 了 。
Ten to one they'll miss the train.
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