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八bā （七加一后所得） eight 【注意】“八”字在去声（第四声）前念阳平（第二声），如“八次”读作 [bácì]，“八岁”读作 [básuì]。
◆八百罗汉 the eight hundred Buddhist saints；
八拜之交 (become) sworn brothers [sisters];sworn brotherhood;the relationship between sworn brothers [sisters]；八宝 eight treasures (choice ingredients of certain special dishes)；
八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding (steamed glutinous rice with bean paste,lotus seeds,preserved fruit,etc.)；
八斗之才 a man of great talent;a very talented or gifted person;full of gifts [literary talent]；八方 the eight points of the compass; all directions; 八哥（儿） {动} Crested myna;Acridotheres cristatellus;myna;mynah；
八公山上，草木皆兵 see every bush and tree on Mount Bagong as an enemy soldier;in a state of imaginary fear；
八股（文） eight-part essay (a literary composition prescribed for the imperial civil service examinations,known for its rigidity of form and poverty of ideas);stereotyped writing；
八卦 the Eight Diagrams (eight combinations of three whole or broken lines formerly used in divination); 八国联军 the Eight-Power Allied Forces,aggressive troops sent by Britain,the United States,Germany,France,Tsarist Russia,Japan,Italy and Austria in 1900,to suppress the anti-imperialist Yihetuan Movement of the Chinese people；
八会穴 {穴位} the Eight Strategic Nerve Points;eight influential points；
八级工 eighth-grade worker;top-grade worker；
八进制 octonary [octal] number system；
八九不离十 [口] pretty close;very near;about right;in a probability;not far out；
八谬穴 {穴位} Baliao acupoint；
八路军 the Eighth Route Army (led by the Chinese Communist Party during the War of Resistance Against Japan)；
八脉交会穴 {穴位} the eight confluent acupoints connecting the eight extra channels；
八面光 (of one's character) manage to please everybody；
八面玲珑 be all things to all men;be a perfect mixer in any company;be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations);capable of dealing with all men;clever in dealing with people;(of speech) cover all sides beautifully;manage to please everybody;of a smooth article;sail with every (shift of) wind；
八面体 octahedron;octahedrite;octahedral；
八旗 the “Eight Banners” (military-administrative organizations of the Man nationality in the Qing Dynasty)；“八王之乱” The Upheaval of the Eight Princes — during the Western Jin Dynasty (265-317 A. D.) when eight feudal lords rose and fought each other；
八仙 the Eight Immortals (in the legend)；
八仙过海，各显神通 like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea,each one showing his [her] special prowess;Like the Eight Immortals soaring over the ocean,each of you should show your true worth.;try to outshine each other;vie with each other；
八仙桌 old-fashioned square table for eight people；
八言诗 a poem of eight- character lines；
八一建军节 Army Day (August 1,anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army)；
八月 August;the eighth month of the lunar year;the eighth moon；
八折 twenty per cent discount；
八字 character “八”；Eight Characters (in four pairs,including the year,month,day and hour of a person's birth,each pair consisting of one Heavenly Stem and one Earthly Branch,formerly used in fortune-telling);horoscope;(shaped or turned) like the character 八；八字没（见）一撇儿 Not even the first stroke of the character “八” is in sight — there's not the slightest sign of anything happening yet.;Nothing has been done so far. |