十之八九 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɐp̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shízhībājiǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕˊ ㄓㄅㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sap⁶ zi¹ baat³ gau² [Cantonese, Jyutping], shízhībājiǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕˊ ㄓㄅㄚㄐㄧㄡˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shíhjhihbajiǒu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shih²-chih¹-pa¹-chiu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shŕ-jr̄-bā-jyǒu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shyrjybajeou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шичжибацзю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šičžibaczju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sahp jī baat gáu [Cantonese, Yale], sap⁹ dzi¹ baat⁸ gau² [Cantonese, Pinyin], seb⁶ ji¹ bad³ geo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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"十之八九" meaning in Chinese

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