八家將

baat3 gaa1 zoeng3

Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions · (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
  2. (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]

Written Forms

八家將Traditional · Main Form
八家将Alternate Form

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