Dictionary/十有八九

十有八九

shí yǒu bā jiǔ

ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Num
1most likely
2mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
3vast majority

Characters

十有八九

Examples

tā他shí yǒu bā jiǔ十有八九bú不huì会zhǔn准shí时lái来。
他十有八九不会准时来。
There is not much possibility of his coming on time.
他们十有八九要赶不上火车了。
Ten to one they'll miss the train.