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zabpøeq-lø'haxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'peq løo'haxn; zap'pøeq-løo'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
the eighteen saints or disciples of Buddha
十八羅漢
zabpøeq-tøexgak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'peq te'gak; zap'pøeq-tøe'gak [[...]][i#] [p.]
the eighteen hells where the souls of evil persons are tortured (Buddhism)
十八地獄
chid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid [[...]][i#] [p.]
number seven, seventh
chitzar-pøehzar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'zar peq'zar; chid'zar-pøeq'zar [[...]][i#] [p.]
very early in the morning
一大早
chitcied-pøehkhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'cied peq'khaux; chid'cied pøeq'khaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
big discounts in bargain sales, make allowance for inaccuracy, exaggeration in a statement or report
七折八扣
chitzøx peq mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'zøx peq m'tiøh; chid'zøx/zøex pøeq m'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
make a mess of things (Lit. Do seven things, eight are wrong.)
七做八錯,屢做屢錯
chitkhaux-pøehtii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'khaux-peq'tii; chid'khaux-pøeq'tii [[...]][i#] [p.]
various discounts, deductions
七扣八除
chitlau-pøehlau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'lau peq'lau; chid'lau-pøeq'lau [[...]][i#] [p.]
very old
年事太高
chid loong pøeq poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid loong peq poe; chid loong pøeq poe [[...]][i#] [p.]
very troubled, distressed
七狼八狽,亂七八糟
chid tiefn pøehtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid tiefn peq'tør; chid tiefn pøeq'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]
constantly stumbling and falling, in constant trouble and calamity, topsy-turvy, all in confusion
七顛八倒
gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh; gøeh; (geh, goat) [[...]][i#] [p.]
moon, month
hiafngnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'nii; (hiarng'siu) [[...]][i#] [p.]
natural span of life of one who dies old
享年,享壽
Jinsefng putju'ix ee su, zap u peq kao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u peq kao.; Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u pøeq kao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Life is full of difficulties, everything doesn't go the way we want it to. (Lit. Man's life is not as the heart desires, ten things include eight things and nine things.)
人生不如意的事,十有八九。
kawoafn zabpeh'oad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'oafn zap'peq'oad; kao'oafn zap'pøeq'oad [[...]][i#] [p.]
very crooked, zigzag
彎彎曲曲
khaotii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'tii [[...]][i#] [p.]
subtract, deduct
扣除
khiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøx; (khaux) [[...]][i#] [p.]
deduct from (wages), subtract. cf. "khau"
lie toa zabpeq piexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie toa zap'peq piexn; lie toa zap'pøeq piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]
As a girl grows, her appearance changes all the time. A girl changes fast in physical appearance from childhood to adulthood
女大十八變
liam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liam; (ban) [[...]][i#] [p.]
segment (of tangerine, orange, or shaddock)
lø'haxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'haxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
five hundred disciples of Buddha (often used of those who enjoy an easy life)
羅漢
niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuo; (liorng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
one-sixteenth of a "kin", Chinese ounce, tael
paai pehji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai peq'ji; paai pøeq'ji [[...]][i#] [p.]
combine the 8 letters of the horoscope (as the geomancer does when telling fortunes)
排八字
pøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq; pøeq; (poeq, pad) [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight, eighth
pøehgøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'goeh; pøeq'gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.]
August
八月
peq goeqjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq goeh'jit; pøeq gøeh'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight months
八個月
pøehji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'ji; pøeq'ji; (poeq'ji) [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight words of a man's horoscope: year, month, day, and hour of birth, each one of them determines a man's fate through life
八字
pøehji bøe hah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'ji be hah; pøeq'ji bøe hah [[...]][i#] [p.]
horoscopes do not agree
八字不合
pehji tang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'ji tang; pøeq'ji tang [[...]][i#] [p.]
horoscope very good, no grounds for fear
八字重
pøehjit kernglea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'jit kexng'lea; pøeq'jit kexng'lea [[...]][i#] [p.]
octave (Catholic)
八日敬禮
pøehkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'kag; pøeq'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]
octagonal, eight corners
八角
pehkak'heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'kag'heeng; pøeq'kag'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
octagonal (figure)
八角形
pøehsviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'sviaa; pøeq'sviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight-tenths, 80%
八成
pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax kyn peq niuo; pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight ounces and half a catty — six of one and half a dozen of the other, half and half, equal, no difference
半斤八兩
tiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
stagger, to reel, to upset, turn over, to fall
tuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
ton (mere imitation of the foreign sound)