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'''{{tts|8}}''' (pøeq/poeq/peq/[[pad]]; {{wt|八}}/{{wt|捌}}; {{w|eight}}), si cidee [[sorji]], siok [[zuxjiensox]] kab [[zefngsox]], ti [[7]] auxpiaq, ti [[9]] thauzeeng.

==How do I say this?==

*Colloquially, either of '''{{tts|peq, poeq}}''' works, hence the notation '''{{ttsx|pøeq}}'''.

**;{{ttsx|pøeh'ee laang}} :eight people

*Literary reading: '''{{tts|pad}}'''

**;{{tts|ji pad zhengzhwn}} 二八青春 :the splendor of youth at about 16 years of age

==Note==

considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth" ([[Kionghie-hoatzaai|hoad]]; {{wt|發}}).