八九 [－－]

Jyutping baat3 gau2
Pinyin bā jiǔ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. short for year of 1989
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    上海夏天的最高温度要到三十八九度，真快热死了！
    上海夏天的最高温度要到三十八九度，真快熱死了！
    shàng hǎi xià tiān de zuì gāo wēn dù yào dào sān shí bā jiǔ dù ， zhēn kuài rè sǐ le ！
    • Shanghai summers can reach temperatures of up to 38-9 degrees. That is extremely hot!
  2. Mandarin
    他们十有八九要赶不上火车了。
    他們十有八九要趕不上火車了。
    tā men shí yǒu bā jiǔ yào gǎn bù shàng huǒ chē le 。
    • Ten to one they'll miss the train.
  3. Mandarin
    他十有八九会成功。
    他十有八九會成功。
    tā shí yǒu bā jiǔ huì chéng gōng 。
    • Ten to one, he will succeed.
  4. Mandarin
    中国有八九十种语言。
    中國有八九十種語言。
    zhōng guó yǒu bā jiǔ shí zhǒng yǔ yán 。
    • China has 80 or 90 languages.
  5. Mandarin
    他十有八九不会准时来。
    他十有八九不會準時來。
    tā shí yǒu bā jiǔ bù huì zhǔn shí lái 。
    • There is not much possibility of his coming on time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个商场到夜晚八九点就静英英，冇乜人行。
    個商場到夜晚八九點就靜英英，冇乜人行。
    go3 soeng1 coeng4 dou3 je6 maan5 baat3 gau2 dim2 zau6 zing6 jing1 jing1, mou5 mat1 jan4 haang4.
    • The shopping mall becomes very quiet around eight or nine o'clock. Very few people go there at that time.
  2. Cantonese
    八九民运
    八九民運
    baat3 gau2 man4 wan6
    • '89 Democracy Movement
  3. Cantonese
    你叫我帮手𠮶个project，都八八九九喇。
    你叫我幫手嗰個project，都八八九九喇。
    nei5 giu3 ngo5 bong1 sau2 go2 go3 po1 zek4, dou1 baat3 baat3 gau2 gau2 laa3.
    • The project you asked me to help is nearly completed.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    目前已有人猜得八九不离十了！！
    目前已有人猜得八九不離十了！！
    mù qián yǐ yǒu rén cāi de bā jiǔ bù lí shí le ！ ！
    • At present, there are already people who have almost guessed it!!
  2. Mandarin
    人终究不是神，不过是有限的人，必须顺应人性，善用大自然的潜力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的局限中，以神妙莫测的模式来使其吉多凶少。
    人終究不是神，不過是有限的人，必須順應人性，善用大自然的潛力，站在“不如意事，十常八九”的侷限中，以神妙莫測的模式來使其吉多兇少。
    rén zhōng jiū bù shì shén ， bù guò shì yǒu xiàn de rén ， bì xū shùn yìng rén xìng ， shàn yòng dà zì rán de qián lì ， zhàn zài “ bù rú yì shì ， shí cháng bā jiǔ ” de jú xiàn zhōng ， yǐ shén miào mò cè de mó shì lái shǐ qí jí duō xiōng shào ．
    • People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong, one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.