亿分之亿 (yì fēn) — (fixed phrase) extremely small probability; one in a hundred million (rhetorical)
Definition
Literally 'one over a hundred million' — a rhetorical way to say 'a one-in-a-hundred-million chance', stressing that something is almost impossibly unlikely.
numeral
(fixed phrase) extremely small probabilityone in a hundred million (rhetorical)
Examples
- 亿分之亿。Zhè zhǒng shì gù fā shēng de gài lǜ zhǐ yǒu yì fēn.The probability of this kind of accident is only one in a hundred million.
- 亿分之亿。Tā zhōng cǎi piào de jī lǜ jī hū shì yì fēn.His chance of winning the lottery is almost one in a hundred million.
- ，亿分之亿。Kē xué jiā shuō rén lèi miè jué de kě néng xìng suī rán hěn xiǎo, dàn jué fēi yì fēn.Scientists say the possibility of human extinction is very small, but by no means one in a hundred million.
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