十赌九输 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose
• fig. gambling is a mug's game

Character by character

• 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 赌dǔto bet, to gamble, to wager
• 九jiǔnine
• 输shūto carry, to haul, to transport

Idioms sharing a character

• 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
• 一目十行 yī mù shí háng
• 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè
• 十全十美 shí quán shí měi
• 十恶不赦 shí è bù shè
• 十拿九稳 shí ná jiǔ wěn
• 闻一知十 wén yī zhī shí
• 吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ
• 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng
• 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí

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