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八九不離十
简 八九不离十 · 繁 八九不離十Mandarin · pinyin bā jiǔ bù lí shí
Meanings
- pretty close
- very near
- about right
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1–3–4–2–2 · ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6
Cantonese word readings for 八九不離十. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6
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phrase
- (colloquial) almost
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