十赌九输 in English shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically gambling is a mug's game

Simplified Characters

十 赌 九 输

Traditional Characters

十 賭 九 輸

Pinyin

shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

十shi2ten 赌du3to bet 九jiu3nine 输shu1to lose