Gobu Gobu (五分五分 - Half and Half)

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).

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。

• Gobu Gobu (五分五分 - Half and Half)
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• 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!