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The number '''8''' (八/捌) can be pronounced two ways in Taiwanese : | The number '''8''' (八/捌) can be pronounced two ways in Taiwanese : | ||
*pQeq (poeq, peq) (vernacular) | *[[pQeq]] (poeq, peq) (vernacular) | ||
*pad ([[literary]]) | *pad ([[literary]]) | ||
8 (''pad'') is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it = | 8 (''[[pad]]'') is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it = | ||
sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth" (''hoad''). | sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth" (''[[Kionghie-hoatzaai|hoad]]''; 發). | ||
See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB#Min_Nan | See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB#Min_Nan | ||