| 十 |
shí dǔ jiǔ shū | lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom) / fig. gambling is a mug's game |
| 十 |
shí | ten / 10 |
| 赌 |
dǔ | to bet; to gamble |
| 九 |
jiǔ | nine / 9 |
| 输 |
shū | to lose; to be beaten / (bound form) to transport / (literary) to donate; to contribute / (coll.) to enter (a password) |