事到九九，何必十足事到九九，何必十足事到九九，何必十足

when a thing has reached ninety-nine, why need a full hundred

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't push things to the extreme; leave some room for others and for yourself.

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Simplified: 事到九九，何必十足
Pinyin: shì dào jiǔjiǔ, hébì shízú
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ，ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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