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  *八* | 八* | *八
eight; 8
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the eight precepts (Buddhism)
eighty percent / most probably / most likely
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 / gossip / gossipy
eighty / 80
the eight points of the compass / all directions
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
the character 8 or / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市, Guangxi
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)
the eight major cuisines of China, namely 川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽|川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽
Yaohan retail group
Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
an essay in eight parts / stereotyped writing
mustache shaped like character
"eight pieces of brocade," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
sworn brotherhood / intimate friendship
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal , stone , clay , leather , silk 絲|丝, wood , gourd , bamboo ) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music
Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
meddling woman / nosy parker (Cantonese)
palanquin with eight carriers / (fig.) lavish treatment
15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945)
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
six pack (abdominal muscles)
musical box
eight methods of treatment (TCM)
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
eight-trigram battle array / (fig.) mystifying tactics
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
quaver / eighth note
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳
August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
eight-hour working day
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
Chinese anise / star anise / Fructus Anisi Stellati
octagon
pretty close / very near / about right
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
eight-to-two powder (TCM)
old-fashioned square table to seat eight people
see 草海
8-bit (computing)
octoploid
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui
one eighth
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
erhua variant of 八哥
pug (breed of dog)
Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平, 陳雲|陈云, 李先念, 彭真, 楊尚昆|杨尚昆, 薄一波, 王震, and 宋任窮|宋任穷 / abbr. to 八老
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
shape resembling the character or 8 / V-shape / splayed / figure of eight
a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan / (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by 李富春 in 1961: 調整鞏固充實提高|调整巩固充实提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
step with feet splayed outwards
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
splayfoot
lit. not even the first stroke of the character has been written (idiom) / fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
mustache shaped like character
Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions / (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
eight-jewel elixir (TCM)
Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
octopus
octave
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
(sports) top eight / quarterfinals
quarterfinals
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat
the eight influential points (acupuncture)
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
August
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市, Guangxi
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art
octopus

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