王八
wáng bā
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tortoise;
cuckold;
(old) male owner of a brothel;
pimp
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胡说八道
hú shuō bā dào
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to talk rubbish
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八卦
bā guà
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the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1];
gossip;
gossipy
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乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
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everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess;
at sixes and sevens
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十八
shí bā
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eighteen;
18
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三八
sān bā
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International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March;
foolish;
stupid
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八月
bā yuè
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August;
eighth month (of the lunar year)
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八十
bā shí
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eighty;
80
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丑八怪
chǒu bā guài
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ugly person
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八哥
bā gē
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(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
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四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
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in all directions;
all around;
far and near
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八度
bā dù
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octave
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十有八九
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
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most likely;
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10);
vast majority
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八分之一
bā fēn zhī yī
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one eighth
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八字
bā zì
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the character 8 or 八;
birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
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杂七杂八
zá qī zá bā
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an assortment;
a bit of everything;
lots of different (skills)
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十之八九
shí zhī bā jiǔ
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most likely;
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10);
vast majority
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半斤八两
bàn jīn bā liǎng
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not much to choose between the two;
tweedledum and tweedledee
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乌七八糟
wū qī bā zāo
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everything in disorder (idiom);
in a hideous mess;
obscene;
dirty;
filthy
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正儿八经
zhèng ér bā jīng
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serious;
earnest;
real;
true
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五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
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myriad;
all kinds of;
all sorts of
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八九不离十
bā jiǔ bù lí shí
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pretty close;
very near;
about right
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八月份
bā yuè fèn
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August
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八面玲珑
bā miàn líng lóng
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be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
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八成
bā chéng
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eighty percent;
most probably;
most likely
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