八宝山革命公墓 | Bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù | Mt Babao revolutionary cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing |
八小时工作制 | bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì | eight hour working day |
八岐大蛇 | Bā qí dà shé | Yamanato no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) |
八带鱼 | bā dài yú | octopus |
八年 | bā nián | eight years |
八度 | bā dù | octave |
八廓 | Bā kuò | Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet |
八廓街 | Bā kuò jiē | Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet |
八德 | Bā dé | Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan |
八德市 | Bā dé shì | Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan |
八戒 | bā jiè | the 8 forbidden foods |
八抬大轿 | bā tái dà jiào | palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor |
八旗制度 | bā qí zhì dù | Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911 |
八会穴 | bā huì xué | the Eight Strategic Nerve Points |
八月 | bā yuè | August; eighth month (of the lunar year) |
八月之光 | bā yuè zhī guāng | Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉・福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4]) |
八月份 | bā yuè fèn | August |
八极拳 | bā jí quán | Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art |
八荣八耻 | Bā Róng Bā Chǐ | Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines |
八正道 | bā zhèng dao | the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism) |
八步 | Bā bù | Babu district of Hezhou city 贺州市, Guangxi |
八步区 | Bā bù qū | Babu district of Hezhou city 贺州市, Guangxi |
八法拳 | bā fǎ quán | Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art |
八爪鱼 | bā zhuǎ yú | octopus |
八珍汤 | bā zhēn tāng | eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine |
八目鳗 | bā mù mán | lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae) |
八级工 | bā jí gōng | eight grade worker; top-grade worker |
八级工资制 | bā jí gōng zī zhì | eight grade wage scale (system) |
八级风 | bā jí fēng | force 8 wind; fresh gale |
八美 | Bā měi | Bamay in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
八美乡 | Bā měi xiāng | Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
八苦 | 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) |
八万大藏经 | bā wàn dà zàng jīng | Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea |
八行书 | bā háng shū | formal recommendation letter in eight columns |
八角床 | bā jiǎo chuáng | traditional-style canopy bed |
八角形 | bā jiǎo xíng | octagon |
八角枫 | bā jiǎo fēng | alangium |
八角茴香 | bā jiǎo huí xiāng | Chinese anise; star anise |
八角街 | Bā jiǎo jiē | Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet; same as 八廓街 |
八进制 | bā jìn zhì | octal |
八道江 | Bā dào jiāng | Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
八道江区 | Bā dào jiāng qū | Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
八达岭 | Bā dá lǐng | Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination |
八达通 | Bā dá tōng | Octopus card (Hong Kong) |
八里 | Bā lǐ | Pali township in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
八里乡 | Bā lǐ xiāng | Pali township in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
八重奏 | bā chóng zòu | octet (musical ensemble) |
八开 | bā kāi | octavo |
八面玲珑 | bā miàn líng lóng | be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) |
八面体 | bā miàn tǐ | octahedron |