八 baat³ {bā}

(adjective) nosy

八 baat³ {bā}

1. eight
2. 8

八千 baat³ cin¹ {bā qiān}

eight thousand

八九 baat³ gau² {bā jiǔ}

short for year of 1989

八角 baat³ gok³ {bā jiǎo}

(noun) Eighty cents

八公 baat³ gung¹ {bā gōng}

man who loves to gossip or interfere others

八卦 baat³ gwaa³ {bā guà}

(adjective) nosy

八日 baat³ jat⁶ {bā rì}

eight days; eighth [date]

八妹 baat³ mui¹ {bā mèi}

a young girl who is a busybody or a gossiper

八年 baat³ nin⁴ {bā nián}

eight years

八婆 baat³ po⁴ {bā pó}

(of coarse language) bitch

八珍 baat³ zan¹ {bā zhēn}

someone who loves to gossip; eight kinds of precious food

八節〔-节〕 baat³ zit³ {bā jié}

the eight solar terms of the lunar calendar

八寶〔-宝〕 baat³ bou² {bā bǎo}

eight treasures

八步 baat³ bou⁶ {Bā bù}

Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市, Guangxi

八沖〔-冲〕 baat³ cung¹ {bā chōng}

eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)

八德 baat³ dak¹ {Bā dé}

Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣, north Taiwan

八度 baat³ dou⁶ {bā dù}

octave

八法 baat³ faat³ {bā fǎ}

eight methods of treatment (TCM)

八方 baat³ fong¹ {bā fāng}

1. the eight points of the compass
2. all directions

八苦 baat³ fu² {bā kǔ}

the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)

八戒 baat³ gaai³ {bā jiè}

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

八哥 baat³ go¹ {bā gē}

(Chinese bird species) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)

八角 baat³ gok³ {bā jiǎo}

1. anise
2. star anise
3. aniseed
4. octagonal
5. Fructus Anisi stellati

八綱〔-纲〕 baat³ gong¹ {bā gāng}

"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)

八股 baat³ gu² {bā gǔ}

1. an essay in eight parts
2. stereotyped writing

八卦 baat³ gwaa³ {bā guà}

1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經
2. gossip
3. gossipy

八開〔-开〕 baat³ hoi¹ {bā kāi}

octavo

八音 baat³ jam¹ {bā yīn}

1. music
2. (used in advertising instrumental tuition)
3. (archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

八月 baat³ jyut⁶ {Bā yuè}

1. August
2. eighth month (of the lunar year)

八旗 baat³ kei⁴ {bā qí}

Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

八廓 baat³ kwok³ {Bā kuò}

Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

八里 baat³ lei⁵ {Bā lǐ}

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

八老 baat³ lou⁵ {Bā lǎo}

"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老

八美 baat³ mei⁵ {Bā měi}

Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

八婆 baat³ po⁴ {bā pó}

1. meddling woman
2. nosy parker (Cantonese)

八十 baat³ sap⁶ {bā shí}

1. eighty
2. 80

八宿 baat³ sau³ {Bā sù}

Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

八仙 baat³ sin¹ {Bā xiān}

the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)

八成 baat³ sing⁴ {bā chéng}

1. eighty percent
2. most probably
3. most likely

八疸 baat³ taan² {bā dǎn}

eight (types of) jaundices (TCM)

八字 baat³ zi⁶ {bā zì}

1. the character 8 or 八
2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

八寶飯〔-宝饭〕 baat³ bou² faan⁶ {bā bǎo fàn}

traditional Shanghainese snack, consist of eight kinds of ingredients, they are steamed glutinous rice, red beans, red dates and etc.

八個字〔-个-〕 baat³ go³ zi⁶ {bā gè zì}

1. eight words or characters 2. forty minutes

八股文 baat³ gu² man⁴ {bā gǔ wén}

Eight-legged essay, was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dinasties

八卦公 baat³ gwaa³ gung¹ {bā guà gōng}

man who is nosy and gossips, talks about people behind their back

八卦妹 baat³ gwaa³ mui¹ {bā guà mèi}

a young girl who is a busybody or a gossiper

八卦婆 baat³ gwaa³ po² {bā guà pó}

(slang) a nosy woman

八十八 baat³ sap⁶ baat³ {bā shí bā}

eighty-eight

八仙嶺〔--岭〕 baat³ sin¹ leng⁵ {Bā xiān lǐng}

Pat Sin Range, a mountain range in New Territories, Hong Kong

八陣圖〔-阵图〕 baat³ zan⁶ tou⁴ {bā zhèn tú}

Stone Sentinel Maze, an array of rocks and boulders thought to be conjured by Zhuge Liang based on the concept of the eight trigrams used in Taoist cosmology

八字波 baat³ zi⁶ bo¹ {bā zì bō}

breasts that are shaped as "eight [八]" in Chinese character

八佰伴 baat³ baak³ bun⁶ {Bā bǎi bàn}

Yaohan retail group

八八六 baat³ baat³ luk⁶ {bā bā liù}

Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)

八邊形〔-边-〕 baat³ bin¹ jing⁴ {bā biān xíng}

octagon

八寶丹〔-宝-〕 baat³ bou² daan¹ {bā bǎo dān}

eight-jewel elixir (TCM)

八寶山〔-宝-〕 baat³ bou² saan¹ {Bā bǎo shān}

Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing

八步區〔--区〕 baat³ bou⁶ keoi¹ {Bā bù qū}

Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市, Guangxi

八輩子〔-辈-〕 baat³ bui³ zi² {bā bèi zi}

(fig.) a long time

八重奏 baat³ cung⁴ zau³ {bā chóng zòu}

octet (musical ensemble)

八帶魚〔-带鱼〕 baat³ daai³ jyu² {bā dài yú}

octopus

八達嶺〔-达岭〕 baat³ daat⁶ leng⁵ {Bā dá lǐng}

Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

八達通〔-达-〕 baat³ daat⁶ tung¹ {Bā dá tōng}

Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)

八德市 baat³ dak¹ si⁵ {Bā dé shì}

Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣, north Taiwan

八道江 baat³ dou⁶ gong¹ {Bā dào jiāng}

Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八段錦〔--锦〕 baat³ dyun⁶ gam² {bā duàn jǐn}

"eight pieces of brocade," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits

八法拳 baat³ faat³ kyun⁴ {bā fǎ quán}

Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art

八風穴〔-风-〕 baat³ fung¹ jyut⁶ {bā fēng xué}

"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot

八極拳〔-极-〕 baat³ gik⁶ kyun⁴ {bā jí quán}

Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art

八哥狗 baat³ go¹ gau² {bā gē gǒu}

pug (breed of dog)

八角床 baat³ gok³ cong⁴ {bā jiǎo chuáng}

traditional-style canopy bed

八角楓〔--枫〕 baat³ gok³ fung¹ {bā jiǎo fēng}

alangium

八角街 baat³ gok³ gaai¹ {Bā jiǎo Jiē}

1. Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
2. same as 八廓街

八角形 baat³ gok³ jing⁴ {bā jiǎo xíng}

octagon

八公山 baat³ gung¹ saan¹ {Bā gōng shān}

Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui

八卦拳 baat³ gwaa³ kyun⁴ {bā guà quán}

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八卦山 baat³ gwaa³ saan¹ {Bā guà Shān}

Bagua Mountain, Taiwan

八卦陣〔--阵〕 baat³ gwaa³ zan⁶ {bā guà zhèn}

1. lit. battle plan based on the eight trigrams (in legend); fig. a clever plan
2. a fiendishly complicated predicament

八卦掌 baat³ gwaa³ zoeng² {bā guà zhǎng}

baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八行書〔--书〕 baat³ hang⁴ syu¹ {bā háng shū}

formal recommendation letter in eight columns

八音盒 baat³ jam¹ hap⁶ {bā yīn hé}

musical box

八一五 baat³ jat¹ ng⁵ {bā yī wǔ}

1. 15th August
2. refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945

八二丹 baat³ ji⁶ daan¹ {bā èr dān}

eight-to-two powder (TCM)

八月份 baat³ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {bā yuè fèn}

August

八級風〔-级风〕 baat³ kap¹ fung¹ {bā jí fēng}

1. force 8 wind
2. fresh gale

八級工〔-级-〕 baat³ kap¹ gung¹ {bā jí gōng}

1. grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale)
2. top-grade worker

八廓街 baat³ kwok³ gaai¹ {Bā kuò Jiē}

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

八里鄉〔--乡〕 baat³ lei⁵ hoeng¹ {Bā lǐ xiāng}

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

八路軍〔--军〕 baat³ lou⁶ gwan¹ {Bā lù jūn}

the Eighth Route Army

八美鄉〔--乡〕 baat³ mei⁵ hoeng¹ {Bā měi xiāng}

Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

八面體〔--体〕 baat³ min⁶ tai² {bā miàn tǐ}

octahedron

八目鰻〔--鳗〕 baat³ muk⁶ maan⁴ {bā mù mán}

lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

八倍體〔--体〕 baat³ pui⁵ tai² {bā bèi tǐ}

octoploid

八宿縣〔--县〕 baat³ sau³ jyun⁶ {Bā sù xiàn}

Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區, Tibet

八仙桌 baat³ sin¹ coek³ {bā xiān zhuō}

old fashioned square table to seat eight people

八位元 baat³ wai² jyun⁴ {bā wèi yuán}

8-bit (computing)

八會穴〔-会-〕 baat³ wui⁶ jyut⁶ {bā huì xué}

the eight influential points (acupuncture)

八爪魚〔--鱼〕 baat³ zaau² jyu⁴ {bā zhuǎ yú}

octopus

八珍湯〔--汤〕 baat³ zan¹ tong¹ {bā zhēn tāng}

eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

八進制〔-进-〕 baat³ zeon³ zai³ {bā jìn zhì}

octal

八字步 baat³ zi⁶ bou⁶ {bā zì bù}

step with feet splayed outwards

八字腳〔--脚〕 baat³ zi⁶ goek³ {bā zì jiǎo}

splayfoot

八字形 baat³ zi⁶ jing⁴ {bā zì xíng}

1. shape resembling the character 八 or 8
2. V-shape
3. splayed
4. figure of eight

八字眉 baat³ zi⁶ mei⁴ {bā zì méi}

sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"

八字鬍〔--胡〕 baat³ zi⁶ wu⁴ {bā zì hú}

mustache shaped like character 八

八正道 baat³ zing³ dou⁶ {bā zhèng dao}

the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)

八九民運〔---运〕 baat³ gau² man⁴ wan⁶ {bā jiǔ mín yùn}

89 Democracy Movement in China

八卦新聞〔---闻〕 baat³ gwaa³ san¹ man⁴ {bā guà xīn wén}

celebrities news or gossips

八卦雜誌〔--杂志〕 baat³ gwaa³ zaap⁶ zi³ {bā guà zá zhì}

celebrities gossips magazine

八卦週刊〔--周-〕 baat³ gwaa³ zau¹ hon² {bā guà zhōu kān}

celebrity news and gossip magazine

八月十五 baat³ jyut⁶ sap⁶ ng⁵ {bā yuè shí wǔ}

the moon festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month); the slang for 'backside/buttocks'

八十年代 baat³ sap⁶ nin⁴ doi⁶ {bā shí nián dài}

during the 80s (era)

八拜之交 baat³ baai³ zi¹ gaau¹ {bā bài zhī jiāo}

1. sworn brotherhood
2. intimate friendship

八寶眼藥〔-宝-药〕 baat³ bou² ngaan⁵ joek⁶ {bā bǎo yǎn yào}

eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)

八般頭風〔--头风〕 baat³ bun¹ tau⁴ fung¹ {bā bān tóu fēng}

(TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)

八大元老 baat³ daai⁶ jyun⁴ lou⁵ {Bā Dà Yuán lǎo}

1. "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平, 陳雲, 李先念, 彭真, 楊尚昆, 薄一波, 王震, and 宋任窮
2. abbr. to 八老

八道江區〔---区〕 baat³ dou⁶ gong¹ keoi¹ {Bā dào jiāng qū}

Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八塊腹肌〔-块--〕 baat³ faai³ fuk¹ gei¹ {bā kuài fù jī}

six pack (abdominal muscles)

八分音符 baat³ fan¹ jam¹ fu⁴ {bā fēn yīn fú}

1. quaver
2. eighth note

八分之一 baat³ fan⁶ zi¹ jat¹ {bā fēn zhī yī}

one eighth

八角茴香 baat³ gok³ wui⁴ hoeng¹ {bā jiǎo huí xiāng}

1. Chinese anise
2. star anise
3. Fructus Anisi stellati

八綱辨證〔-纲-证〕 baat³ gong¹ bin⁶ zing³ {bā gāng biàn zhèng}

pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)

八公山區〔---区〕 baat³ gung¹ saan¹ keoi¹ {Bā gōng shān qū}

Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui

八國聯軍〔-国联军〕 baat³ gwok³ lyun⁴ gwan¹ {Bā guó Lián jūn}

Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900

八國集團〔-国-团〕 baat³ gwok³ zaap⁶ tyun⁴ {Bā guó Jí tuán}

G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

八月之光 baat³ jyut⁶ zi¹ gwong¹ {Bā yuè zhī Guāng}

Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納·福克纳)

八岐大蛇 baat³ kei⁴ daai⁶ se⁴ {Bā qí Dà shé}

Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

八旗制度 baat³ kei⁴ zai³ dou⁶ {bā qí zhì dù}

Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911

八面玲瓏〔---珑〕 baat³ min⁶ ling⁴ lung⁴ {bā miàn líng lóng}

be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

八聲杜鵑〔-声-鹃〕 baat³ sing¹ dou⁶ gyun¹ {bā shēng dù juān}

(Chinese bird species) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)

八相成道 baat³ soeng³ sing⁴ dou⁶ {bā xiàng chéng dào}

the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)

八抬大轎〔---轿〕 baat³ toi⁴ daai⁶ giu² {bā tái dà jiào}

palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor

八榮八恥〔-荣-耻〕 baat³ wing⁴ baat³ ci² {Bā Róng Bā Chǐ}

Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines

八字方針〔---针〕 baat³ zi⁶ fong¹ zam¹ {bā zì fāng zhēn}

1. policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展 "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"
2. eight-character policy

八字鬍鬚〔--胡须〕 baat³ zi⁶ wu⁴ sou¹ {bā zì hú xū}

mustache shaped like character 八

八九不離十〔---离-〕 baat³ gau² bat¹ lei⁴ sap⁶ {bā jiǔ bù lí shí}

1. pretty close
2. very near
3. about right

八二三砲戰〔---炮战〕 baat³ ji⁶ saam¹ paau³ zin³ {bā èr sān pào zhàn}

bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis

八級工資制〔-级-资-〕 baat³ kap¹ gung¹ zi¹ zai³ {bā jí gōng zī zhì}

eight grade wage scale (system)

八萬大藏經〔-万--经〕 baat³ maan⁶ daai⁶ zong⁶ ging¹ {bā wàn dà zàng jīng}

Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

八疸身面黃〔----黄〕 baat³ taan² san¹ min⁶ wong⁴ {bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng}

eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)

八字沒一撇〔--没--〕 baat³ zi⁶ mut⁶ jat¹ pit³ {bā zì méi yī piě}

1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2. fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3. no sign of success yet

八十歲返頭嫁〔--岁-头-〕 baat³ sap⁶ seoi³ faan¹ tau⁴ gaa³ {bā shí suì fǎn tóu jià}

lit. get remarried at the age of eighty, meaning to bring trouble oneself

八小時工作制〔--时---〕 baat³ siu² si⁴ gung¹ zok³ zai³ {bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì}

eight-hour working day

八字還沒一撇〔--还没--〕 baat³ zi⁶ waan⁴ mut⁶ jat¹ pit³ {bā zì hái méi yī piě}

1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
2. things have not even begun to take shape
3. no sign of success yet

八寶山革命公墓〔-宝-----〕 baat³ bou² saan¹ gaak³ ming⁶ gung¹ mou⁶ {Bā bǎo Shān Gé mìng Gōng mù}

Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing

八大工業國組織〔---业国组织〕 baat³ daai⁶ gung¹ jip⁶ gwok³ zou² zik¹ {bā dà gōng yè guó zǔ zhī}

G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

八十天環遊地球〔---环游--〕 baat³ sap⁶ tin¹ waan⁴ jau⁴ dei⁶ kau⁴ {Bā shí Tiān Huán yóu Dì qiú}

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納·凡尔纳

八字還沒一撇兒〔--还没--儿〕 baat³ zi⁶ waan⁴ mut⁶ jat¹ pit³ ji⁴ {bā zì hái méi yī piě r}

1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
2. things have not even begun to take shape
3. no sign of success yet