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十之八九

Mandarin · pinyin shí zhī bā jiǔ

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
九: jiǔ · nine

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2–1–1–3 · shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3

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