Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

十有八九

shíyǒubājiǔ

ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

  1. 1most likely
  2. 2mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
  3. 3vast majority
Example

他十有八九不會準時來。

tā shíyǒubājiǔ búhuì zhǔnshí lái

There is not much possibility of his coming on time.

Keep 十有八九 and it comes back until you know it.

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