十中八九

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	中	八	九
じっ Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1	はち > はっ Grade: 1	く Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 十 (“ten”) +‎ 中 (“inside”) +‎ 八 (“eight”) +‎ 九 (“nine”), literally "eight or nine out of ten". Compare Chinese 十有八九 (shíyǒubājiǔ)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じっちゅうは​っく [jìtchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑit̚t͡ɕɨᵝːha̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

十(じっ)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jitchūhakku) 

1. mostly, probably

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
十	中	八	九
じゅう Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1	はち > はっ Grade: 1	く Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅうちゅうは​っく [jùúchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːt͡ɕɨᵝːha̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

十(じゅう)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jūchūhakku) ^{←じふちゆうはつく (zifutyuufatuku)?}

1. Same as above.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
十	中	八	九
じゅっ Grade: 1	ちゅう Grade: 1	はち > はっ Grade: 1	く Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅっちゅうは​っく [jùtchúúháꜜkkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝt̚t͡ɕɨᵝːha̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

十(じゅっ)中(ちゅう)八(はっ)九(く) • (jutchūhakku) 

1. Same as above.

Korean

Hanja in this term
十	中	八	九

Noun

十中八九 • (sipjungpalgu) (hangeul 십중팔구)

1. Hanja form^? of 십중팔구 (“almost all; supermajority”).