| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 八 | 八 | bā | - eight - 8 |
| 三八 | 三八 | sānbā | - International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March - foolish - stupid |
| 丘八 | 丘八 | qiūbā | - soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.) |
| 二八 | 二八 | èrbā | - 16 - sixteen |
| 亡八 | 亡八 | wángbā | - variant of 王八[wang2 ba1] |
| 保八 | 保八 | bǎobā | - to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy) |
| 八仙 | 八仙 | Bāxiān | - the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) |
| 八十 | 八十 | bāshí | - eighty - 80 |
| 八卦 | 八卦 | bāguà | - the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] - gossip - gossipy |
| 八哥 | 八哥 | bāgē | - (Chinese bird species) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) |
| 八婆 | 八婆 | bāpó | - meddling woman - nosy parker (Cantonese) |
| 八字 | 八字 | bāzì | - the character 8 or 八 - birthdate characters used in fortune-telling |
| 八宿 | 八宿 | Bāsù | - Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet |
| 八宝 | 八寶 | bābǎo | - eight treasures |
| 八度 | 八度 | bādù | - octave |
| 八廓 | 八廓 | Bākuò | - Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet |
| 八德 | 八德 | Bādé | - Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 八成 | 八成 | bāchéng | - eighty percent - most probably - most likely |
| 八戒 | 八戒 | bājiè | - the eight precepts (Buddhism) |
| 八方 | 八方 | bāfāng | - the eight points of the compass - all directions |
| 八旗 | 八旗 | bāqí | - Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty |
| 八月 | 八月 | Bāyuè | - August - eighth month (of the lunar year) |
| 八步 | 八步 | Bābù | - Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi |
| 八冲 | 八沖 | bāchōng | - eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally) |
| 八法 | 八法 | bāfǎ | - eight methods of treatment (TCM) |
| 八疸 | 八疸 | bādǎn | - eight (types of) jaundices (TCM) |
| 八纲 | 八綱 | bāgāng | - "eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM) |
| 八美 | 八美 | Bāměi | - Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 八老 | 八老 | Bālǎo | - "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3] |
| 八股 | 八股 | bāgǔ | - an essay in eight parts - stereotyped writing |
| 八苦 | 八苦 | bākǔ | - 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) |
| 八角 | 八角 | bājiǎo | - anise - star anise - aniseed - octagonal - Fructus Anisi stellati |
| 八里 | 八里 | Bālǐ | - Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 八开 | 八開 | bākāi | - octavo |
| 八音 | 八音 | bāyīn | - music - (used in advertising instrumental tuition) - (archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) |
| 八风 | 八風 | bāfēng | - see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2] |
| 十八 | 十八 | shíbā | - eighteen - 18 |
| 忘八 | 忘八 | wàngbā | - see 王八[wang2 ba1] |
| 王八 | 王八 | wángbā | - tortoise - cuckold - (old) male owner of a brothel - pimp |
| 三八线 | 三八線 | sānbāxiàn | - thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea |
| 低八度 | 低八度 | dībādù | - lower octave (music) |
| 八一五 | 八一五 | bāyīwǔ | - 15th August - refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945 |
| 八二丹 | 八二丹 | bāèrdān | - eight-to-two powder (TCM) |
| 八仙桌 | 八仙桌 | bāxiānzhuō | - old fashioned square table to seat eight people |
| 八仙湖 | 八仙湖 | BāxiānHú | - see 草海[Cao3 hai3] |
| 八位元 | 八位元 | bāwèiyuán | - 8-bit (computing) |
| 八佰伴 | 八佰伴 | Bābǎibàn | - Yaohan retail group |
| 八倍体 | 八倍體 | bābèitǐ | - octoploid |
| 八八六 | 八八六 | bābāliù | - Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages) |
| 八公山 | 八公山 | Bāgōngshān | - Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui |
| 八卦山 | 八卦山 | BāguàShān | - Bagua Mountain, Taiwan |
| 八卦拳 | 八卦拳 | bāguàquán | - baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing) |
| 八卦掌 | 八卦掌 | bāguàzhǎng | - baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing) |
| 八卦阵 | 八卦陣 | bāguàzhèn | - lit. battle plan based on the eight trigrams (in legend); fig. a clever plan - a fiendishly complicated predicament |
| 八哥儿 | 八哥兒 | bāgēr | - erhua variant of 八哥[ba1 ge1] |
| 八哥狗 | 八哥狗 | bāgēgǒu | - pug (breed of dog) |
| 八字形 | 八字形 | bāzìxíng | - shape resembling the character 八 or 8 - V-shape - splayed - figure of eight |
| 八字步 | 八字步 | bāzìbù | - step with feet splayed outwards |
| 八字眉 | 八字眉 | bāzìméi | - sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight" |
| 八字脚 | 八字腳 | bāzìjiǎo | - splayfoot |
| 八字胡 | 八字鬍 | bāzìhú | - mustache shaped like character 八 |
| 八宿县 | 八宿縣 | Bāsùxiàn | - Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet |
| 八宝丹 | 八寶丹 | bābǎodān | - eight-jewel elixir (TCM) |
| 八宝山 | 八寶山 | Bābǎoshān | - Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing |
| 八带鱼 | 八帶魚 | bādàiyú | - octopus |
| 八廓街 | 八廓街 | BākuòJiē | - Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet |
| 八德市 | 八德市 | Bādéshì | - Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 八会穴 | 八會穴 | bāhuìxué | - the eight influential points (acupuncture) |
| 八月份 | 八月份 | bāyuèfèn | - August |
| 八极拳 | 八極拳 | bājíquán | - Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art |
| 八正道 | 八正道 | bāzhèngdao | - the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) |
| 八步区 | 八步區 | Bābùqū | - Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi |
| 八段锦 | 八段錦 | bāduànjǐn | - "eight pieces of brocade," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits |
| 八法拳 | 八法拳 | bāfǎquán | - Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art |
| 八爪鱼 | 八爪魚 | bāzhuǎyú | - octopus |
| 八珍汤 | 八珍湯 | bāzhēntāng | - eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine |
| 八目鳗 | 八目鰻 | bāmùmán | - lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae) |
| 八级工 | 八級工 | bājígōng | - grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) - top-grade worker |
| 八级风 | 八級風 | bājífēng | - force 8 wind - fresh gale |
| 八美乡 | 八美鄉 | Bāměixiāng | - Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 八行书 | 八行書 | bāhángshū | - formal recommendation letter in eight columns |
| 八角床 | 八角床 | bājiǎochuáng | - traditional-style canopy bed |
| 八角形 | 八角形 | bājiǎoxíng | - octagon |
| 八角枫 | 八角楓 | bājiǎofēng | - alangium |
| 八角街 | 八角街 | BājiǎoJiē | - Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet - same as 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1] |
| 八路军 | 八路軍 | Bālùjūn | - the Eighth Route Army |
| 八辈子 | 八輩子 | bābèizi | - (fig.) a long time |
| 八进制 | 八進制 | bājìnzhì | - octal |
| 八道江 | 八道江 | Bādàojiāng | - Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 八达岭 | 八達嶺 | Bādálǐng | - Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination |
| 八达通 | 八達通 | Bādátōng | - Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments) |
| 八边形 | 八邊形 | bābiānxíng | - octagon |
| 八里乡 | 八里鄉 | Bālǐxiāng | - Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 八重奏 | 八重奏 | bāchóngzòu | - octet (musical ensemble) |
| 八面体 | 八面體 | bāmiàntǐ | - octahedron |
| 八音盒 | 八音盒 | bāyīnhé | - musical box |
| 八风穴 | 八風穴 | bāfēngxué | - "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot |
| 家八哥 | 家八哥 | jiābāgē | - (Chinese bird species) common myna (Acridotheres tristis) |
| 廿八躔 | 廿八躔 | niànbāchán | - the twenty-eight constellations - also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] |
| 忘八旦 | 忘八旦 | wàngbādàn | - turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) |
| 忘八蛋 | 忘八蛋 | wàngbādàn | - turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) |
| 批八字 | 批八字 | pībāzì | - to have one's fortune read - system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle) |
| 摸八圈 | 摸八圈 | mōbāquān | - to play mahjong |
| 林八哥 | 林八哥 | línbāgē | - (Chinese bird species) great myna (Acridotheres grandis) |
| 江八点 | 江八點 | jiāngbādiǎn | - "Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan) |
| 王八蛋 | 王八蛋 | wángbādàn | - bastard (insult) - son of a bitch |
| 腊八节 | 臘八節 | làbājié | - Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month |
| 腊八粥 | 臘八粥 | làbāzhōu | - Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar |
| 猪八戒 | 豬八戒 | ZhūBājiè | - Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muck-rake - Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation |
| 丑八怪 | 醜八怪 | chǒubāguài | - ugly person |
| 高八度 | 高八度 | gāobādù | - higher octave (music) |
| 党八股 | 黨八股 | dǎngbāgǔ | - drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style |
| 七七八八 | 七七八八 | qīqībābā | - almost - nearing completion - bits and piece - of all kinds |
| 七上八下 | 七上八下 | qīshàngbāxià | - at sixes and sevens - perturbed state of mind - in a mess |
| 七嘴八张 | 七嘴八張 | qīzuǐbāzhāng | - see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2] |
| 七嘴八舌 | 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐbāshé | - lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 七扭八歪 | 七扭八歪 | qīniǔbāwāi | - in a state of great disorder (idiom) |
| 七拼八凑 | 七拼八湊 | qīpīnbācòu | - assembled at random - a motley collection |
| 七爷八爷 | 七爺八爺 | QīyéBāyé | - see 黑白無常|黑白无常[Hei1 Bai2 Wu2 chang2] |
| 七老八十 | 七老八十 | qīlǎobāshí | - in one's seventies (age) - very old (of people) |
| 七荤八素 | 七葷八素 | qīhūnbāsù | - confused - distracted |
| 七零八碎 | 七零八碎 | qīlíngbāsuì | - bits and pieces - scattered fragments |
| 七零八落 | 七零八落 | qīlíngbāluò | - (idiom) everything broken and in disorder |
| 乱七八糟 | 亂七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | - everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess - at sixes and sevens |
| 二八佳人 | 二八佳人 | èrbājiārén | - 16-year-old beauty |
| 二十八宿 | 二十八宿 | èrshíbāxiù | - the twenty-eight constellations |
| 五花八门 | 五花八門 | wǔhuābāmén | - myriad - all kinds of - all sorts of |
| 五行八作 | 五行八作 | wǔhángbāzuō | - all the trades - people of all trades and professions |
| 仙八色鸫 | 仙八色鶇 | xiānbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha) |
| 内八字脚 | 內八字腳 | nèibāzìjiǎo | - intoeing - pigeon toes - knock-knees |
| 八公山区 | 八公山區 | Bāgōngshānqū | - Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui |
| 八分之一 | 八分之一 | bāfēnzhīyī | - one eighth |
| 八分音符 | 八分音符 | bāfēnyīnfú | - quaver - eighth note |
| 八国联军 | 八國聯軍 | BāguóLiánjūn | - Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900 |
| 八国集团 | 八國集團 | BāguóJítuán | - G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations) |
| 八块腹肌 | 八塊腹肌 | bākuàifùjī | - six pack (abdominal muscles) |
| 八大元老 | 八大元老 | BāDàYuánlǎo | - "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] - abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3] |
| 八字方针 | 八字方針 | bāzìfāngzhēn | - policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4, shen1 hua4, ti2 gao1, fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow" - eight-character policy |
| 八字胡须 | 八字鬍鬚 | bāzìhúxū | - mustache shaped like character 八 |
| 八宝眼药 | 八寶眼藥 | bābǎoyǎnyào | - eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM) |
| 八岐大蛇 | 八岐大蛇 | BāqíDàshé | - Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) |
| 八抬大轿 | 八抬大轎 | bātáidàjiào | - palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor |
| 八拜之交 | 八拜之交 | bābàizhījiāo | - sworn brotherhood - intimate friendship |
| 八旗制度 | 八旗制度 | bāqízhìdù | - Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911 |
| 八月之光 | 八月之光 | BāyuèzhīGuāng | - Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉・福克納|威廉・福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4]) |
| 八荣八耻 | 八榮八恥 | BāRóngBāChǐ | - Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines |
| 八相成道 | 八相成道 | bāxiàngchéngdào | - the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism) |
| 八纲辨证 | 八綱辨證 | bāgāngbiànzhèng | - pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM) |
| 八声杜鹃 | 八聲杜鵑 | bāshēngdùjuān | - (Chinese bird species) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) |
| 八般头风 | 八般頭風 | bābāntóufēng | - (TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache) |
| 八角茴香 | 八角茴香 | bājiǎohuíxiāng | - Chinese anise - star anise - Fructus Anisi stellati |
| 八道江区 | 八道江區 | Bādàojiāngqū | - Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 八面玲珑 | 八面玲瓏 | bāmiànlínglóng | - be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) |
| 六合八法 | 六合八法 | liùhébāfǎ | - Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art |
| 十之八九 | 十之八九 | shízhībājiǔ | - most likely - mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) - vast majority |
| 十有八九 | 十有八九 | shíyǒubājiǔ | - most likely - mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) - vast majority |
| 千儿八百 | 千兒八百 | qiānrbābǎi | - (coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand |
| 半斤八两 | 半斤八兩 | bànjīnbāliǎng | - not much to choose between the two - tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 四平八稳 | 四平八穩 | sìpíngbāwěn | - everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary |
| 四通八达 | 四通八達 | sìtōngbādá | - roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides |
| 四邻八舍 | 四鄰八捨 | sìlínbāshè | - the whole neighborhood |
| 四面八方 | 四面八方 | sìmiànbāfāng | - in all directions - all around - far and near |
| 块儿八毛 | 塊兒八毛 | kuàirbāmáo | - one yuan or less - around 80 cents or one dollar |
| 外八字脚 | 外八字腳 | wàibāzìjiǎo | - splayed feet |
| 外八字腿 | 外八字腿 | wàibāzìtuǐ | - bow legs - bandy legs |
| 天龙八部 | 天龍八部 | TiānlóngBāBù | - Demigods and Semi-Devils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its TV and screen adaptations |
| 夹七夹八 | 夾七夾八 | jiāqījiābā | - completely mixed up - in a muddle |
| 才高八斗 | 才高八斗 | cáigāobādǒu | - of great talent (idiom) |
| 朝鲜八道 | 朝鮮八道 | Cháoxiǎnbādào | - the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea |
| 横七竖八 | 橫七豎八 | héngqīshùbā | - in disorder - at sixes and sevens (idiom) |
| 正儿八经 | 正兒八經 | zhèngérbājīng | - serious - earnest - real - true |
| 正经八摆 | 正經八擺 | zhèngjīngbābǎi | - variant of 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
| 正经八板 | 正經八板 | zhèngjīngbābǎn | - see 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
| 正经八百 | 正經八百 | zhèngjīngbābǎi | - very serious - solemn |
| 正骨八法 | 正骨八法 | zhènggǔbāfǎ | - the eight methods of bone setting - Chinese osteopathy |
| 污七八糟 | 污七八糟 | wūqībāzāo | - variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1] |
| 乌七八糟 | 烏七八糟 | wūqībāzāo | - everything in disorder (idiom) - in a hideous mess - obscene - dirty - filthy |
| 爪哇八哥 | 爪哇八哥 | Zhǎowābāgē | - (Chinese bird species) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus) |
| 王八犊子 | 王八犢子 | wángbādúzi | - see 王八羔子[wang2 ba1 gao1 zi5] |
| 王八羔子 | 王八羔子 | wángbāgāozi | - son of a bitch - bastard |
| 生辰八字 | 生辰八字 | shēngchénbāzì | - one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch |
| 白领八哥 | 白領八哥 | báilǐngbāgē | - (Chinese bird species) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus) |
| 百儿八十 | 百兒八十 | bǎiérbāshí | - about a hundred - a hundred or so |
| 胡扯八溜 | 胡扯八溜 | húchěbāliū | - to talk nonsense |
| 胡说八道 | 胡說八道 | húshuōbādào | - to talk rubbish |
| 胡诌八扯 | 胡謅八扯 | húzhōubāchě | - to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head |
| 万儿八千 | 萬兒八千 | wànrbāqiān | - ten thousand or almost ten thousand |
| 蓝八色鸫 | 藍八色鶇 | lánbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus) |
| 杂七杂八 | 雜七雜八 | záqīzábā | - an assortment - a bit of everything - lots of different (skills) |
| 零八宪章 | 零八憲章 | língbāxiànzhāng | - Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008 |
| 一二八事变 | 一二八事變 | YīÈrbāShìbiàn | - Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai |
| 三十八度线 | 三十八度線 | sānshíbādùxiàn | - thirty eighth parallel - dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea |
| 九一八事变 | 九一八事變 | JiǔYībāShìbiàn | - the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria - also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 |
| 八一建军节 | 八一建軍節 | BāyīJiànjūnjié | - see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
| 八九不离十 | 八九不離十 | bājiǔbùlíshí | - pretty close - very near - about right |
| 八二三炮战 | 八二三砲戰 | bāèrsānpàozhàn | - bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis |
| 八字没一撇 | 八字沒一撇 | bāzìméiyīpiě | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom) - fig. things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 八疸身面黄 | 八疸身面黃 | bādǎnshēnmiànhuáng | - eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM) |
| 八级工资制 | 八級工資制 | bājígōngzīzhì | - eight grade wage scale (system) |
| 八万大藏经 | 八萬大藏經 | bāwàndàzàngjīng | - Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea |
| 唐宋八大家 | 唐宋八大家 | TángSòngbādàjiā | - Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩 |
| 女大十八变 | 女大十八變 | nǚdàshíbābiàn | - lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom) - fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was |
| 常青藤八校 | 常青藤八校 | ChángqīngténgBāxiào | - Ivy League |
| 栗头八色鸫 | 栗頭八色鶇 | lìtóubāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) |
| 炼丹八卦炉 | 煉丹八卦爐 | liàndānbāguàlú | - eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality - symbol of the alchemist's art - Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble |
| 绿胸八色鸫 | 綠胸八色鶇 | lǜxiōngbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) |
| 蓝枕八色鸫 | 藍枕八色鶇 | lánzhěnbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) |
| 蓝翅八色鸫 | 藍翅八色鶇 | lánchìbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) |
| 蓝背八色鸫 | 藍背八色鶇 | lánbèibāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror) |
| 金冠树八哥 | 金冠樹八哥 | jīnguānshùbāgē | - (Chinese bird species) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus) |
| 双辫八色鸫 | 雙辮八色鶇 | shuāngbiànbāsèdōng | - (Chinese bird species) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei) |
| 八字还没一撇 | 八字還沒一撇 | bāzìháiméiyīpiě | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 - things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 八小时工作制 | 八小時工作制 | bāxiǎoshígōngzuòzhì | - eight-hour working day |
| 八十天环游地球 | 八十天環遊地球 | BāshíTiānHuányóuDìqiú | - Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒・凡爾納|儒勒・凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4] |
| 八大工业国组织 | 八大工業國組織 | bādàgōngyèguózǔzhī | - G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations) |
| 八字还没一撇儿 | 八字還沒一撇兒 | bāzìháiméiyīpiěr | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 - things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 八宝山革命公墓 | 八寶山革命公墓 | BābǎoShānGémìngGōngmù | - Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing |
| 茄二十八星瓢虫 | 茄二十八星瓢蟲 | qiéèrshíbāxīngpiáochóng | - 28-spotted ladybird - hadda beetle - Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata |
| 高丽八万大藏经 | 高麗八萬大藏經 | Gāolíbāwàndàzàngjīng | - Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea |
| 黄帝八十一难经 | 黃帝八十一難經 | HuángdìBāshíyīNànjīng | - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD |
| 三大纪律八项注意 | 三大紀律八項注意 | SānDàJìlǜBāXiàngZhùyì | - the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime |
| 眼观六路耳听八方 | 眼觀六路耳聽八方 | yǎnguānliùlùěrtīngbāfāng | - lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions - to be observant and alert (idiom) |
| 眼观四处，耳听八方 | 眼觀四處，耳聽八方 | yǎnguānsìchù,ěrtīngbāfāng | - see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1] |
| 眼观四面，耳听八方 | 眼觀四面，耳聽八方 | yǎnguānsìmiàn,ěrtīngbāfāng | - lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom) - fig. to be observant and alert |
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