8: Difference between revisions

35 bytes added ,  21:59, 6 April 2013
no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
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
45,221

edits