Eight-character idioms with a cross

Nine out of ten_Idiom explanation

Pinyin: shí zhī bā jiǔ

Interpretation: Metaphor has great possibility.

Source: Volume 2 of "Guangyang Miscellaneous Notes" by Liu Xianting of the Qing Dynasty: "Nine out of ten people are guarding them as monks. Their names are not correct and their words are not smooth. This is not the reason.