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八九不離十
baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6 |
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pretty close; very near; about right Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:八 baat3 - eight九 gau2 - nine 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 離 lei4 - leave; away from 十 sap6 - ten |
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