八九不离十 in English ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2 Meaning

Meanings

• pretty close
• very near
• about right

Pinyin

ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

八ba1eight 九jiu3nine 不bu4(negative prefix) 离li2mythical beast (archaic) 十shi2ten