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).
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。
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  • 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! :)
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