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八仙
ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ
“the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology); eight legendary figures in Chinese folklore; also: eight Tang-dynasty poets known for drinking and writing”
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- 八月ㄅㄚ ㄩㄝˋAugust; eighth month of the lunar calendar.
- 十八ㄕˊ ㄅㄚthe number eighteen; 18.
- 第八ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄚeighth; the eighth (in order, sequence, or ranking); eighth place; eighth day of the month; eighth item or position
- 八十ㄅㄚ ㄕˊeighty; the number 80
- 八卦ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋthe eight trigrams of the Book of Changes; gossip; rumors; gossipy (esp. in Hong Kong and Taiwan usage)
- 神仙ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢDaoist immortal; supernatural being; in modern fiction, a fairy or elf; fig. a carefree or lighthearted person.
- 八字ㄅㄚ ㄗˋeight characters; birthdate characters (year, month, day, hour) used in Chinese fortune-telling; one's horoscope or fate based on these.
- 仙丹ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄢelixir; magic potion; figuratively, a highly effective medicine or cure-all.