Lingaku- by any chance; ten thousand to one
adverb (fukushi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- by any chance
- ten thousand to one
This phrase is used to express a very low probability or a situation that is unlikely to happen, similar to saying "in a million years" in English.
By any chance, if it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
This variant indicates an extremely small likelihood or chance, often used to emphasize just how improbable something is.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ばんばんいち万万一のかのう可能せい性a one in ten thousand chanceばんばんいち万万一のできごと出来事an event that happens by any chanceばんばんいち万万一のことsomething that happens very rarelyばんばんいち万万一のとき時in the unlikely eventばんばんいち万万一にそなえる備えるto prepare for the unlikely eventばんばんいち万万一のかくりつ確率the odds of one in ten thousandばんばんいち万万一にかける賭けるto stake on a very unlikely outcomeばんばんいち万万一のれい例an example of something happening by any chance