Nine out of ten

Nine out of ten

Nine things out of ten are idioms, Pinyin J ǔ sh í zh ī Ji ǔ, interpreted as knowledgeable.

Idiom explanation

Explanation: of the ten things listed, nine are familiar with them. It's a metaphor for erudition.

The origin of Idioms

Source: Zhang Shuo of Tang Dynasty said in the tablet of Wei Jun, the governor of Yuzhou in the past of Tang Dynasty: "the aspiration of a sage is to hear one thing and then turn against three; the ability of a gentleman is to raise ten things and then know nine."

Examples of Idioms

Example: teachers with both ability and political integrity naturally have a high prestige among students.