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The number '''8''' 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]]) | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 25 October 2012
The number 8 (八/捌) can be pronounced two ways in Taiwanese :
- pQeq (poeq, peq) (vernacular)
- pad (literary)
8 (pad) is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it = sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth" (hoad).