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The number 8 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).

See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB#Min_Nan