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十有八九

shí yǒu bā jiǔ
Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 十有八九

九
jiǔ

nine

八
bā

eight; 8

十
shí

ten

有
yǒu

to have; there is