十拿九穩
Chinese
| ten | to hold; to seize; to catch to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take |
nine | settled; steady; stable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十拿九穩) | 十 | 拿 | 九 | 穩 | |
| simp. (十拿九稳) | 十 | 拿 | 九 | 稳 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shínájiǔwěn [Phonetic: shínájiúwěn]
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhnájiǒuwǔn
- Wade–Giles: shih2-na2-chiu3-wên3
- Yale: shŕ-ná-jyǒu-wěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrnajeouwoen
- Palladius: шинацзювэнь (šinaczjuvɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ nä³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2
- Yale: sahp nàh gáu wán
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 naa4 gau2 wan2
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 na4 geo2 wen2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² naː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ wɐn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-ná-kiú-ún
- Tâi-lô: si̍p-ná-kiú-ún
- Phofsit Daibuun: sibnafkiwuon
- IPA (Xiamen): /sip̚⁴⁻³² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ un⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
十拿九穩
- very certain; in the bag
Synonyms
- 十拿九準／十拿九准
- (Cantonese) 十拿九結／十拿九结