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八
baat3
Mandarin: bā
number Rank #33 Neutral
Definitions
  1. 1 eight number
Words containing 八
八乘十
baat3 sing4 sap6
8"x10"
十八羅漢
sap6 baat3 lo4 hon3
the Eighteen Arhats, original followers of the Buddha
八哥
baat3 go1
myna bird, famed for its ability to mimic human speech | Cant.: 鷯哥/了哥
三八婦女節
saam1 baat3 fu5 neoi5 zit3
March 8 International Women's Day
三十八
saam1 sap6 baat3
thirty-eight; 38
八達通
baat3 daat6 tung1
Octopus card (Hong Kong)
八十五
baat3 sap6 ng5
eighty-five; 85
八級工
baat3 kap1 gung1
eight grade worker; top-grade worker
八角形
baat3 gok3 jing4
octagon
出盡八寶
ceot1 zeon6 baat3 bou2
to go all out on something; to exhaust all avenues; to try every means
八個字
baat3 go3 zi6
forty minutes | eight words or characters
八路軍
baat3 lou6 gwan1
the Eighth Route Army
八角楓
baat3 gok3 fung1
alangium
十八世紀
sap6 baat3 sai3 gei2
18th century
四平八正
sei3 ping4 baat3 zing3
neat, tidy; proper
八通街
baat3 tung1 gaai1
the spread of gossips to everywhere [colloquial]
九不答八
gau2 bat1 daap3 baat3
give answers not related to the question
八九不離十
baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6
pretty close; very near; about right
古老十八代
gu2 lou5 sap6 baat3 doi6
very old; ancient
諸事八卦
zyu1 si6 baat3 gwaa3
gossiping (spoken)
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