bā yuè
August
eighth month (of the lunar year)
bā guà
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
gossip
gossipy
sì tōng bā dá
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
sì miàn bā fāng
in all directions
all around
far and near
bā jiǎo
anise
star anise
aniseed
octagonal
Fructus Anisi stellati
Bā lǐ
Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
wǔ huā bā mén
myriad
all kinds of
all sorts of
bā chéng
eighty percent
most probably
most likely
luàn qī bā zāo
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
at sixes and sevens
bā gǔ
an essay in eight parts
stereotyped writing
bā fāng
the eight points of the compass
all directions
zá qī zá bā
an assortment
a bit of everything
lots of different (skills)
wáng bā
tortoise
cuckold
(old) male owner of a brothel
pimp
bā gē
(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
Zhū Bā jiè
Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muck-rake
Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
bā zì
the character 8 or 八
birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
Bā Róng Bā Chǐ
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
wáng bā dàn
bastard (insult)
son of a bitch
Bā dá lǐng
Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
qī zuǐ bā shé
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
shēng chén bā zì
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
sān bā
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March
foolish
stupid
sān bā xiàn
thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
bā jiè
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
Bā dé
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
Bā bù
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
tiān lóng bā bù
Demigods, semidevils, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
bā qí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
qī qī bā bā
almost
nearing completion
bits and piece
of all kinds
Bā bǎo shān
Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing
là bā jié
Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
là bā zhōu
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
qī shàng bā xià
at sixes and sevens
perturbed state of mind
in a mess
jiǔ yī bā shì biàn
the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
Bā dá tōng
Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)
Bā dé shì
Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
bā miàn líng lóng
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
bā yīn
music
(used in advertising instrumental tuition)
(archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)
bā guà zhèn
eight-trigram battle array
(fig.) mystifying tactics
qī líng bā luò
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
bā pó
meddling woman
nosy parker (Cantonese)
Bā měi
Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Táng Sòng bā dà jiā
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
bā guà zhǎng
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
bàn jīn bā liǎng
not much to choose between the two
tweedledum and tweedledee
sì píng bā wěn
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
héng qī shù bā
in disorder
at sixes and sevens (idiom)
líng bā xiàn zhāng
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
Bā lǐ xiāng
Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
bā jiǔ bù lí shí
pretty close
very near
about right
èr shí bā xiù
the twenty-eight constellations
pī bā zì
to have one's fortune read
system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)
bā xiān zhuō
old fashioned square table to seat eight people
bā jiǎo huí xiāng
Chinese anise
star anise
Fructus Anisi stellati
Bā gōng shān
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
bā zhèng dao
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
bā zì xíng
shape resembling the character 八 or 8
V-shape
splayed
figure of eight
bā kǔ
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
Bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù
Mt Babao revolutionary cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
bā zì fāng zhēn
policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4 , shen1 hua4 , ti2 gao1 , fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"
eight-character policy
Bā kuò
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
Bā jiǎo jiē
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
same as 八廓街[Bā kùo jiē]
bā jí quán
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
Bā sù
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
qī niǔ bā wāi
misshapen
crooked
uneven (idiom)
Bā kuò jiē
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
Bā bù qū
Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Bā qí dà shé
Yamanato no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
qī lǎo bā shí
in one's seventies (age)
very old (of people)
bā zhēn tāng
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
to be observant and alert (idiom)
bā bā liù
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
bā zì méi
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
wū qī bā zāo
everything in disorder (idiom)
in a hideous mess
obscene
dirty
filthy
bā yī wǔ
15th August
refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
Bā dào jiāng
Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
bā tái dà jiào
palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor
yī èr bā shì biàn
Shanghai incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
Bā gōng shān qū
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
bā zì hú
mustache shaped like character 八
Bā dào jiāng qū
Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin
Bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳
bā guà quán
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
qī líng bā suì
bits and pieces
scattered fragments
bā zì bù
step with feet splayed outwards
bā zì hái méi yī piě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
Bā sù xiàn
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet
qiū bā
soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
wū qī bā zāo
variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1]
bā qí zhì dù
Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
dǎng bā gǔ
drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style
bā zì méi yī piě
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
bā mù mán
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
bā huì xué
the eight influential points (acupuncture)
sān shí bā dù xiàn
thirty eighth parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
bā yuè zhī guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
bā háng shū
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
liù hé bā fǎ
Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
jiāng bā diǎn
"Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan)
wǔ háng bā zuō
all the trades
people of all trades and professions
bā fǎ quán
Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art
hú zhōu bā chě
to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
bǎi ér bā shí
about a hundred
a hundred or so
nèi bā zì jiǎo
intoeing
pigeon toes
knock-knees
Cháo xiǎn bā dào
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
bā jí gōng zī zhì
eight grade wage scale (system)
bā jí gōng
grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale)
top-grade worker
bā gē r
erhua variant of 八哥[ba1 ge1]
jiā qī jiā bā
completely mixed up
in a muddle
kuài r bā máo
one yuan or less
around 80 cents or one dollar
Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng
Yellow Emperor's canon of 81 difficult questions, medical text, c. first century AD
bā wàn dà zàng jīng
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
bā zì hú xū
mustache shaped like character 八
qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng
28-spotted ladybird
hadda beetle
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
wàng bā dàn
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
zhèng gǔ bā fǎ
the eight methods of bone setting
Chinese osteopathy
bā dà gōng yè guó zǔ zhī
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
bā jiǎo chuáng
traditional-style canopy bed
Bā měi xiāng
Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
bā zì hái méi yī piě r
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八
things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet
wàng bā dàn
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
liàn dān bā guà lú
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
Gāo lí bā wàn dà zàng jīng
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
niàn bā chán
the twenty-eight constellations
also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]
Tiān lóng Bā Bù
Demigods and Semi-Devils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its TV and screen adaptations
nǚ dà shí bā biàn
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
jiā bā gē
(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
lín bā gē
(bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)
sì yǎng bā chā
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
qiān r bā bǎi
(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
bā bān tóu fēng
(TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache)
Bā jiǎo Jiē
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
same as 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1]
bā fēng
see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2]
bā fēng xué
"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
shí zhī bā jiǔ
most likely
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
vast majority
shí yǒu bā jiǔ
most likely
mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)
vast majority
lì tóu bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)
wàn r bā qiān
ten thousand or almost ten thousand
lán bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
lán zhěn bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
lán chì bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
lán bèi bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
jīn guān shù bā gē
(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
shuāng biàn bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)
lǜ xiōng bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
fig. to be observant and alert
zhèng ér bā jīng
serious
earnest
real
true
zhèng jīng bā bǎi
variant of 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]
zhèng jīng bā bǎn
see 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]
Zhǎo wā bā gē
(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
wáng bā dú zi
see 王八羔子[wang2 ba1 gao1 zi5]
bái lǐng bā gē
(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
bā gǔ wén
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
bā shēng dù juān
(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
Bā yī Jiàn jūn jié
see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2]
bā èr dān
eight-to-two powder (TCM)
Bā xiān
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
Bā shí Tiān Huán yóu Dì qiú
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4]
Bā guó Lián jūn
Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
Bā guó Jí tuán
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
bǎo bā
to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
xiān bā sè dōng
(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
qī shàng bā luò
see 七上八下[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]
qī zuǐ bā zhāng
see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]
qī pīn bā còu
assembled at random
a motley collection
Qī yé Bā yé
see 黑白無常|黑白无常[Hei1 Bai2 Wu2 chang2]
Sān Dà Jì lǜ Bā Xiàng Zhù yì
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
Jiǔ Yī bā Shì biàn
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
bā kuài fù jī
six pack (abdominal muscles)
Bā Dà Yuán lǎo
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]
abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]
bā chōng
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
bā fǎ
eight methods of treatment (TCM)
bā dǎn
eight (types of) jaundices (TCM)
bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
bā xiàng chéng dào
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
bā gāng
"eight principles," a method of giving a general description and syndrome differentiation (TCM)
bā gāng biàn zhèng
pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
Bā lǎo
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]
bā duàn jǐn
"eight pieces of brocade," a set of qigong exercises with assumed medical benefits
Bā yuè zhī Guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
Bā bǎo Shān Gé mìng Gōng mù
Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
bā bǎo yǎn yào
eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
bā bǎo zhōu
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
Bā qí Dà shé
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Bā kuò Jiē
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
bā bài zhī jiāo
sworn brotherhood
intimate friendship
Bā yuè
August
eighth month (of the lunar year)
Yī Èr bā Shì biàn
Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai