八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 易經 Yì jīng ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
- gossip
- gossipy
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八
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
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- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
- 八成 bā chéng ㄅㄚ ㄔㄥˊ baat3 sing4 eighty percent
卦
- 卜卦 bǔ guà ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ buk1 gwaa3 to divine using the eight trigrams
- 卦义 卦義 guà yì ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧˋ gwaa3 ji6 interpretation of the divinatory trigrams
- 卦辞 卦辭 guà cí ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄘˊ gwaa3 ci4 to interpret the divinatory trigrams
- 打卦 dǎ guà ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ daa2 gwaa3 to tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams
- 算卦 suàn guà ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ syun3 gwaa3 fortune telling
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- 变卦 變卦 biàn guà ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ bin3 gwaa3 to change one's mind
- 八卦山 Bā guà Shān ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄢ baat3 gwaa3 saan1 Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
- 八卦拳 bā guà quán ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ baat3 gwaa3 kyun4 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
- 八卦掌 bā guà zhǎng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄤˇ baat3 gwaa3 zoeng2 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
- 八卦阵 八卦陣 bā guà zhèn ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄣˋ baat3 gwaa3 zan6 eight-trigram battle array
- 六十四卦 liù shí sì guà ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ luk6 sap6 sei3 gwaa3 the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易经
Idioms with these characters
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
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- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 四邻八舍 四鄰八舍 sì lín bā shè ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 leon4 baat3 se2 (idiom) the whole neighborhood