EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Mar 12, 2019 0 Comments 100%, 50%, 99%, even, five, half, half and half, person, priority, probability, thing, unit Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half) Gobu Gobu 五分五分 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘kubu kurin‘ (九分九厘), which means that a probability or Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Mar 11, 2019 0 Comments 99%, a hundred to one, completeness, nine, possibility, probability, progress, ratio, unit Kubu Kurin (九分九厘 – A Hundred to One) Kubu Kurin 九分九厘 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘jucchū hakku‘ (十中八九), which means that the probability is Read More