八股 bā gǔ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨˇ baat3 gu2
- an essay in eight parts
- stereotyped writing
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- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 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
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 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
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- 屁股 pì gu ㄆㄧˋ ˙ㄍㄨ pei3 gu2 buttocks
- 炒股 chǎo gǔ ㄔㄠˇ ㄍㄨˇ caau2 gu2 (coll.) to speculate in stocks
- 股份 gǔ fèn ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ gu2 fan2 a share (in a company)
- 股市 gǔ shì ㄍㄨˇ ㄕˋ gu2 si5 stock market
- 股东 股東 gǔ dōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ gu2 dung1 shareholder
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- 股民 gǔ mín ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gu2 man4 stock investor
- 股票 gǔ piào ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄠˋ gu2 piu3 share certificate
- 五股 Wǔ gǔ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ng5 gu2 Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
- 仙股 xiān gǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ sin1 gu2 penny stocks
- 个股 個股 gè gǔ ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ go3 gu2 share (in a listed company)
- 入股 rù gǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ jap6 gu2 to invest
- 公股 gōng gǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ gung1 gu2 government stake
- 参股 參股 cān gǔ ㄘㄢ ㄍㄨˇ caam1 gu2 equity participation (finance)
- 台股 Tái gǔ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇ toi4 gu2 Taipei Stock Exchange, abbr. for 台北股市
- 合股 hé gǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˇ hap6 gu2 joint stock
- 招股 zhāo gǔ ㄓㄠ ㄍㄨˇ ziu1 gu2 share offer
- 持股 chí gǔ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨˇ ci4 gu2 to hold shares
- 控股 kòng gǔ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨˇ hung3 gu2 to own a controlling number of shares in a company
- 港股 Gǎng gǔ ㄍㄤˇ ㄍㄨˇ gong2 gu2 Hong Kong shares
- 红股 紅股 hóng gǔ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ hung4 gu2 (economics) bonus stock or share, i.e. share issued fully or partly paid to an existing shareholder in a company, generally on a pro rata basis
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