【No. 1545】Gobu Gobu (五分五分 - Half and Half)
Mar 12, 2019 18:20
Gobu Gobu
Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom kubu kurin (九分九厘), which means that a probability or achievement is almost 100% (literally means 99%).
If you want to express that the probability is about 50%, you can use the four-character idiom gobu gobu (五分五分).
Go (五) means "five," bu (分) is a unit representing ratios, and ichibu (一分 - "one bu") is 10%, so the literal meaning of this idiom is "50% and 50%."
Gobu gobu can mean not only probability but also that there is no priority between two persons (or two things).
Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom kubu kurin (九分九厘), which means that a probability or achievement is almost 100% (literally means 99%).
If you want to express that the probability is about 50%, you can use the four-character idiom gobu gobu (五分五分).
Go (五) means "five," bu (分) is a unit representing ratios, and ichibu (一分 - "one bu") is 10%, so the literal meaning of this idiom is "50% and 50%."
Gobu gobu can mean not only probability but also that there is no priority between two persons (or two things).
五分五分
昨日は、可能性や達成度合いがほぼ100％（99％）であることを表す「九分九厘」という四字熟語を紹介しました。
可能性が約50％程度であることを表したい場合には、「五分五分」という四字熟語を使うことができます。
「五」は "five"、「分」は割合を表す単位を意味し、「一分」は「10％」であるので、「五分五分」の文字どおりの意味は "50% and 50%" となります。
「五分五分」は可能性だけでなく、二者間（もしくは二つの物事間）において優劣がないことを表す際にも用いられます。
昨日は、可能性や達成度合いがほぼ100％（99％）であることを表す「九分九厘」という四字熟語を紹介しました。
可能性が約50％程度であることを表したい場合には、「五分五分」という四字熟語を使うことができます。
「五」は "five"、「分」は割合を表す単位を意味し、「一分」は「10％」であるので、「五分五分」の文字どおりの意味は "50% and 50%" となります。
「五分五分」は可能性だけでなく、二者間（もしくは二つの物事間）において優劣がないことを表す際にも用いられます。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 friendfromfaraway
- Gobu Gobu (五分五分 - Half and Half)
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom 'kubu kurin' (九分九厘), which means that a probability or achievement is almost 100% (literally means 99%).
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- If you want to express that the probability is about 50%, you can use the four-character idiom 'gobu gobu' (五分五分).
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- 'Go' (五) means "five," 'bu' (分) is a unit representing ratios, and 'ichibu' (一分 - "one bu") is 10%, so the literal meaning of this idiom is "50% and 50%."
- 'Go' (五) means "five," 'bu' (分) is a unit representing ratios, and 'ichibu' (一分 - "one bu") is 10%, so the literal meaning of this idiom is "50% and ／50%."
- 'Gobu gobu' can mean not only probability but also that there is no priority between two persons (or two things).
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you so much for the correction! :)
Thank you so much for the correction! :)