created sense approved 十赌九输/十賭九輸 · shídǔjiǔshū · gambling is a losing game — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
十赌九输 / 十賭九輸
shídǔjiǔshū
gambling is a losing game
Literally "out of ten gambles, nine are losses"; used to warn people against gambling because the odds are always against the player.
十 (literal) → 十 · shí · many 赌 (literal) → 赌/賭 · dǔ · to gamble; to bet 九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 输 (literal) → 输/輸 · shū · to lose
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