五五波
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English
- a fifty-fifty situation; a fifty-fifty chance (often used to describe an evenly matched sporting event)
- a fifty-fifty chance; literally: five five ball
粵語 — Cantonese
- 五成機會
Examples
阿明同廢柴阿松踢波,點可能係五五波吖?九一就差唔多。
A-ming is playing soccer against the wimpy A-chung. How is it possible that he has a fifty-fifty chance to win? 90% is more like it.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk