八baat3九gau2

English

1. short for year of 1989

Examples

• 中國有八九十種語言。

  China has 80 or 90 languages.

  Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

• 他十有八九不會準時來。

  There is not much possibility of his coming on time.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 他们十有八九要赶不上火车了。

  Ten to one they'll miss the train.

  Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

• 上海夏天的最高温度要到三十八九度，真快热死了！

  Shanghai summers can reach temperatures of up to 38-9 degrees. That is extremely hot!

  Tatoeba · sysko CC BY