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Found 158 word entries for "八"
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WordjyutpingpinyinMeaning
desc 八月 baat3 jyut6 ba1 yue4   August
desc 第八 dai6 baat3 di4 ba1   eighth
desc 八十 baat3 sap6 ba1 shi2   eighty
desc 十八 sap6 baat3 shi2 ba1   eighteen; 18
desc 二十八日 ji6 sap6 baat3 jat6 er4 shi2 ba1 ri4   28th day of the month
desc 八日 baat3 jat6 ba1 ri4   8th day of the month
desc 十八日 sap6 baat3 jat6 shi2 ba1 ri4   18th day of the month
desc 七七八八 cat1 cat1 baat3 baat3 粵   more-or-less complete
desc 十之八九 sap6 zi1 baat3 gau2 shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3   mostly
desc 八爪魚 baat3 zaau2 jyu4 ba1 zhao3 yu2   octopus
desc 三八 saam1 baat3 san1 ba1 國   bitch; a town in Taishan
desc 五花八門 ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 wu3 hua1 ba1 men2   myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
desc 八千 baat3 cin1 ba1 qian1   eight thousand; 8000
desc 八天 baat3 tin1 ba1 tian1 國   eight-day; eight days
desc 八年 baat3 nin4 ba1 nian2   eight years
desc 八方 baat3 fong1 ba1 fang1   the eight points of the compass; all directions
desc 九唔搭八 gau2 m4 daap3 baat3 粵   completely nonsensical
desc 第八十 dai6 baat3 sap6 di4 ba1 shi2   eightieth
desc 第十八 dai6 sap6 baat3 di4 shi2 ba1   eighteenth
desc 八個字 baat3 go3 zi6   forty minutes
desc 八百萬 baat3 baak3 maan6 ba1 bai3 wan4   eight million; 8,000,000
desc 八十八 baat3 sap6 baat3 ba1 shi2 ba1   eighty-eight; 88
desc 八十七 baat3 sap6 cat1 ba1 shi2 qi1   eighty-seven; 87
desc 八十九 baat3 sap6 gau2 ba1 shi2 jiu3   eighty-nine; 89
desc 八十一 baat3 sap6 jat1 ba1 shi2 yi1   eighty-one; 81
desc 八十二 baat3 sap6 ji6 ba1 shi2 er4   eighty-two; 82
desc 八十六 baat3 sap6 luk6 ba1 shi2 liu4   eighty-six; 86
desc 八十五 baat3 sap6 ng5 ba1 shi2 wu3   eighty-five; 85
desc 八十年代 baat3 sap6 nin4 doi6 ba1 shi2 nian2 dai4   in the 80's
desc 八十三 baat3 sap6 saam1 ba1 shi2 san1   eighty-three; 83
desc 八十四 baat3 sap6 sei3 ba1 shi2 si4   eighty-four; 84
desc 七十八 cat1 sap6 baat3 qi1 shi2 ba1   seventy-eight; 78
desc 九十八 gau2 sap6 baat3 jiu3 shi2 ba1   ninety-eight; 98
desc 二十八 ji6 sap6 baat3 er4 shi2 ba1   twenty-eight; 28
desc 六十八 luk6 sap6 baat3 liu4 shi2 ba1   sixty-eight; 68
desc 五十八 ng5 sap6 baat3 wu3 shi2 ba1   fifty-eight; 58
desc 三十八 saam1 sap6 baat3 san1 shi2 ba1   thirty-eight; 38
desc 十八世紀 sap6 baat3 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 ba1 shi4 ji4   18th Century
desc 四十八 sei3 sap6 baat3 si4 shi2 ba1   forty-eight; 48
desc 外八字腳 ngoi6 baat3 zi6 goek3 wai4 ba1 zi4 jiao3   splayed feet
desc 八婆 baat3 po4 粵   nosy old woman
desc 七手八腳 cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3   too many people doing something
desc 八角 baat3 gok3 ba1 jiao3   aniseed, star anise
desc 亂七八糟 lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1   totally disordered, in a mess; at sixes and sevens
desc 半斤八両 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2   six of one and half of a dozen of the other
desc 四面八方 sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 si4 mian4 ba1 fang1   in all directions
desc 胡說八道 wu4 syut3 baat3 dou6 hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 國   talk nonsense
desc 八哥 baat3 go1 ba1 ge1 國   myna bird
desc 八成 baat3 sing4 ba1 cheng2   most probably; most likely
desc 八卦 baat3 gwaa3 ba1 gua4   the eight trigrams; gossip
desc 七嘴八舌 cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit6 qi1 zui3 ba1 she2   (idiom) all talking at once; a lively conversation; a clash of opinions
desc 八寶 baat3 bou2 ba1 bao3   eight treasures
desc 八九 baat3 gau2   89, representative of the Democracy Movement of 1989 in China
desc 八角茴香 baat3 gok3 wui4 hoeng1   star anis(eed)
desc 八仙 baat3 sin1   eight gods
desc 八字 baat3 zi6   the eight characters for the birth time used in fortune telling
desc 七零八落 cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4   scattered here and there; in disorder
desc 七老八十 cat1 lou5 baat3 sap6   in one's seventies
desc 八分書 baat3 fan1 syu1   Han dynasty script
desc 八乘十 baat3 sing4 sap6   8"x10"
desc 八五折 baat3 ng5 zit3   15% discount
desc 八折 baat3 zit3   20% discount
desc 八月節 baat3 jyut6 zit3   the Mid-Autumn Festival
desc 留八字鬚 lau4 baat3 zi6 sou1   to grow a beard or to have a moustache
desc 醜八怪 cau2 baat3 gwaai3 chou3 ba1 guai4   a very ugly person
desc 八哥兒 baat3 go1 ji4 ba1 ge1 er2 國   myna
desc 八九不離十 baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6 ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2   pretty close; very near; about right
desc 八倍體 baat3 pui5 tai2 ba1 bei4 ti3   octoploid
desc 八小時工作制 baat3 siu2 si4 gung1 zok3 zai3 ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4   eight hour working day
desc 八帶魚 baat3 daai3 jyu4*2 ba1 dai4 yu2   octopus
desc 八級風 baat3 kap1 fung1 ba1 ji2 feng1   force 8 wind; fresh gale
desc 八股 baat3 gu2 ba1 gu3   eight-part essay; stereotyped writing
desc 八角形 baat3 gok3 jing4 ba1 jiao3 xing2   octagon
desc 八角的 baat3 gok3 dik1 ba1 jiao3 de5 國   octagonal
desc 八開 baat3 hoi1 ba1 kai1   octavo
desc 八面玲瓏 baat3 min6 ling4 lung4 ba1 mian4 ling2 long2   be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
desc 八邊形 baat3 bin1 jing4 ba1 bian1 xing2   [geom.] octagon
desc 八開本 baat3 hoi1 bun2 ba1 kai1 ben3   [n] octavo
desc 十八格習字紙 sap6 baat3 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2   the paper used in Chinese copybooks for characters approximately 1cm x 1cm
desc 八卦週刊 baat3 gwaa3 zau1 hon1 ba1 gua4 zhou1 kan1   a muckraking weekly
desc 八卦雜誌 baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3 ba1 gua4 za2 zhi4   a gossip magazine
desc 孖八 maa1 baat3 粵   double eights
desc 八達通增值機 baat3 daat6 tung1 zang1 zik6 gei1   Octopus stored-value facilities
desc 農曆八月十五 nung4 lik6 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5   the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar (Mid-Autumn Festival)
desc 八月十五 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3   Mid-Autumn Festival; [粵] buttocks
desc 十有八九 sap6 jau5 baat3 gau2 shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3   have nine chances out of ten
desc 三八線 saam1 baat3 sin3 san1 ba1 xian4   38th Parallel (division line between N and S Korea)
desc 八寶霸王鴨 baat3 bou2 baa3 wong4 aap3*2   eight treasures duck
desc 八卦公 baat3 gwaa3 gung1 ba1 gua4 gong1   man who gossips
desc 八卦妹 baat3 gwaa3 mui6*1 ba1 gua4 mei4   a woman who gossips
desc 八卦婆 baat3 gwaa3 po4*2 ba1 gua4 po2   a (old) woman who gossips; a bitch
desc 八音 baat3 jam1   an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials
desc 八妹 baat3 mui6*1   a gossip (female, short for 八卦妹)
desc 八珍 baat3 zan1   gossipy (lit., "eight treasures")
desc 臭八 cau3 baat3   a nasty person (lit., "smelly bastard")
desc 臭八公 cau3 baat3 gung1 粵   a nasty gossip (of a male, lit., "smelly bastard")
desc 出盡八寶 ceot1 zeon6 baat3 bou2   to use all possible means (also 出盡百寶)
desc 八香果 baat3 hoeng1 gwo2   purple granadilla (Passiflora edulis)
desc 各種八角 gok3 zung2 baat3 gok3   Illicium species (star-anises)
desc 海南八哥 hoi2 naam4 baat3 go1   greater hill mynah
desc 三尖八角 saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3   (derog) of irregular shape (lit., "3 points and 8 corners")
desc 八字鬍子 baat3 zi6 wu4 zi2   a split mustache with two strips of hair above the upper lip (shaped like the 八 character)
desc 諸事八卦 zyu1 si6 baat3 gwaa3 zhu1 shi4 ba1 gua4   nosey; busybody
desc 三八婦女節 saam1 baat3 fu5 neoi5 zit3 san1 ba1 fu4 nv3 jie2   international working women's day
desc 八行書 baat3 hong4 syu1 ba1 xing2 shu1   formal recommendation letter in eight columns
desc 七上八下 cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa6 qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4   unsettled state of mind; agitated, perturbed; at sixes and sevens
desc 夾七夾八 gaap3 cat1 gaap3 baat3 jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1   incoherent; confused; cluttered (with irrelevant remarks)
desc 八音度 baat3 jam1 dou6   an octave (in music)
desc 八絃琴 baat3 jin4 kam4 ba1 xian2 qin2   octochord (musical instrument)
desc 三八節 saam1 baat3 zit3 san1 ba1 jie2   Women's Day
desc 古老十八代 gu2 lou5 sap6 baat3 doi6 粵   very old-fashioned
desc 四通八達 sei3 tung1 baat3 daat6 si4 tong1 ba1 da2   extend in all directions
desc 八卦佬 baat3 gwaa3 lou2 粵   a gossip (male)
desc 八儿 baat3 jan4 ba1 ren2   Kangxi radical 43 (lame) (尣)
desc 八一 baat3 jat1 ba1 yi1   Eight One
desc 八卦新聞 baat3 gwaa3 san1 man4 ba1 gua4 xin1 wen2   gossip news
desc 八仙果 baat3 sin1 gwo2 ba1 xian1 guo3   Ba Xian Guo
desc 八方風雨 baat3 fong1 fung1 jyu5 ba1 fang1 feng1 yu3   sudden unpeaceful change in the situation; unrest
desc 七扶八插 cat1 fu4 baat3 caap3 qi1 fu2 ba1 cha1 粵   a bunch of people get together to help someone; a concerted effort to assit sb.
desc 七支八離 cat1 zi1 baat3 lei4 qi1 zhi1 ba1 li2 粵   1. disorderly; in disarray; a mess 2. totally pooped; fatigue; tired out; exhausted; drained
desc 八兩金 baat3 loeng5 gam1   Bobby Yip (葉競生)
desc 九不答八 gau2 bat1 daap3 baat3 jiu3 bu4 da2 ba1   give answers not related to the question
desc 祖宗十八代 zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6 zu3 zong1 shi2 ba1 dai4   ancestors to the 18th generation
desc 大腳八 daai6 goek3 baat3 da4 jiao3 ba1   1. bigfoot, sasquatch 2. a person with big feet
desc 八十歲返頭嫁 baat3 sap6 seoi3 faan1 tau4 gaa3 ba1 shi2 sui4 fan3 tou2 jia4 粵   to bring trouble oneself
desc 八達通 baat3 daat6 tung1   octopus card
desc 二二八 ji6 ji6 baat3 er4 er4 ba1   2-28-1947, Taiwan's Holocaust
desc 二五八眼 ji6 ng5 baat3 ngaan5 er4 wu3 ba1 yan3   (mahjong) special eyes [alternate]
desc 十八羅漢 sap6 baat3 lo4 hon3 shi2 ba1 luo2 han4   the 18 Arhats; (mahjong) four kong/quadruplet hand
desc 三歲定八十 saam1 seoi3 ding6 baat3 sap6 san1 sui4 ding4 ba1 shi2   the character of a person at age three is already formed and will never change
desc 八國聯軍 baat3 gwok3 lyun4 gwan1 ba1 guo2 lian2 jun1   the Eight Power Allied Force
desc 八旗 baat3 kei4 ba1 qi2   the "Eight Banners" (military organization in Qing Dynasty)
desc 八級工 baat3 kap1 gung1 ba1 ji2 gong1   eight grade worker; top-grade worker
desc 八級工資制 baat3 kap1 gung1 zi1 zai3 ba1 ji2 gong1 zi1 zhi4   eight grade wage scale (system)
desc 八角楓 baat3 gok3 fung1 ba1 jiao3 feng1   alangium
desc 八路軍 baat3 lou6 gwan1 ba1 lu4 jun1   the Eighth Route Army
desc 江八點 gong1 baat3 dim2 jiang1 ba1 dian3   "Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan)
desc 八廓 baat3 kwok3 ba1 kuo4   Barkhor (pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet)
desc 八德 baat3 dak1 ba1 de2   Pate
desc 八里鄉 baat3 lei5 hoeng1 ba1 li3 xiang1   Pali (village in Taiwan)
desc 十八歲卜卜脆 sap6 baat3 seoi3 bok1 bok1 ceoi3 粵   refers to sexually mature girls (lit., "18 years old and crispy")
desc 十八廿二 sap6 baat3 jaa6 ji6*2 粵   women in the bloom of youth (lit., "eighteen and twenty-two")
desc 八宿 baat3 sau3 ba1 su4   Basu (place in Tibet)
desc 八國集團 baat3 gwok3 zaap6 tyun4   G8 (Group of Eight)
desc 八寶山公墓 baat3 bou2 saan1 gung1 mou6   the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
desc 八國領袖 baat3 gwok3 ling5 zau6   the Group of Eight leaders
desc 三八小姐 saam1 baat3 siu2 ze2 san1 ba1 xiao3 jie3   a feminist who is hostile towards men (lit., "Miss Bitch")
desc 八度音 baat3 dok6 jam1 ba1 du4 yin1   octave
desc 風水佬呃你十年八年 fung1 seoi2 lou2 aak1 nei5 sap6 nin4 baat3 nin4 粵   Time will tell
desc 八十二銀行 baat3 sap6 ji6 ngan4 hong4   Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
desc 八段錦 baat3 dyun6 gam2 ba1 duan4 jin3   baduanjin, form of qigong
desc 永字八法 wing5 zi6 baat3 faat3 yong3 zi4 ba1 fa3   the eight principles of Yong
desc 乾八爹 gon1 baat3 de1 gan1 ba1 die1   ganbatte (がんばって), good luck
desc 八斬刀 baat3 zaam2 dou1 ba1 zhan3 dao1   Baat Jaam Do, Eight Chopping Knives
desc 八卦掌 baat3 gwaa3 zoeng2 ba1 gua4 zhang3   Baguazhang
desc 天龍八部 tin1 lung4 baat3 bou6 tian1 long2 ba1 bu4   Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
desc 八戒 baat3 gaai3 ba1 jie4   the eight precepts (Buddhism)
desc 未見官先打八十 mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6 wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2   pay heavy price to pursue an objective
Found 14 Chinese Examples for "八"
desc 我今年八歲。 I'm eight this year.
desc 四十除八等於五 Forty divided by eight equals five.
desc 一日飲八杯水。 粵 Drink eight cups of water each day.
desc 佢今日寫嗰啲嘢，乜嘢都九唔搭八 粵 Nothing he wrote today made sense.
desc 八月是一年中的第八個月份 國 August is the eighth month of the year.
desc 一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶 One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day
desc 一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！ 粵 Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!
desc 佢今年八十歲啦，重係咁精神爽利 粵 She is already eighty this year, yet she is still full of life and zest.
desc 我撴嚫個八月十五。 粵 I fell on my bottom.
desc 出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。 粵 After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
desc 要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵 Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction)
desc 你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。 粵 Nothing you said made any sense.
desc 妳嘅八月十五好大。 粵 Your butt is huge.
desc 結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋 粵 When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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