Text matches for “八”

to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing fire / ☲

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Bā qí]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xiàn] county / CL:面[miàn]

to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder / ☳

pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing water / ☵

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)

to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing swamp / ☱

nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Bā xiān]

the character 8 or 八 / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhū Bā jiè])

(humorous) pig (alluding to Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhū Bā jiè])

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / fig. to counterattack / to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

erhua form of 八哥[bā ge]

shape resembling the character 八 or 8 / V-shape / splayed / figure of eight

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] 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 八[bā] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet

mustache shaped like character 八

mustache shaped like character 八

Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[kǔ jí miè dào]: all life is suffering 苦[kǔ], the cause of suffering is desire 集[jí], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[miè], the way 道[dào] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[bā zhèng dào]

four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[èr shí bā xiù] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qīng lóng], White Tiger 白虎[Bái hǔ], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhū què], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuán wǔ]

national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing earth / female principle / ☷ / ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)

TEM-8 or Test for English Majors-Band 8, highest level proficiency test for English major students in PRC (abbr. for 英語專業八級考試|英语专业八级考试[Yīng yǔ Zhuān yè Bā jí Kǎo shì])

to obey / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing wood and wind / ☴ / ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast)

(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[bā kǔ]

Manchu / bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[Bā qí])

(historical) imperial examination essay / eight-legged essay 八股文[bā gǔ wén] / current-affairs article / topical commentary (esp. as reading material in educational contexts)

precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006) / abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观 / also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Bā Róng Bā Chǐ]

the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[bā guà], e.g. ☶

see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方|眼观四面，耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng]

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[kǔ], the cause of suffering is desire 集[jí], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[miè], the way 道[dào] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[bā zhèng dào] / also called 四諦|四谛[sì dì]

number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座

number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座

see 八仙過海，各顯神通|八仙过海，各显神通[Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng]

"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Dèng Xiǎo píng], 陳雲|陈云[Chén Yún], 李先念[Lǐ Xiān niàn], 彭真[Péng Zhēn], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yáng Shàng kūn], 薄一波[Bó Yī bō], 王震[Wáng Zhèn], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Sòng Rèn qióng] / abbr. to 八老[Bā lǎo]