十中八九

Character definitions

• 十열 십, 전부 십, ten, tenth; complete; perfect (2)
• 中가운데 중, central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain (4)
• 八여덟 팔, eight; all around, all sides (2)
• 九아홉 구; 모을 규, nine (2)

Related Korean words

Hanja	Korean	English
十中八九	십중팔구	most likely, nine times out of ten