八九不离十
Traditional form:
八九不離十
Pinyin (reading):
bājiǔbùlíshí
Definitions:
- pretty close
- very near
- about right
Characters:
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 九 - nine
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
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