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8 (pQeq/poeq/peq/pad; 八/捌; eight)

8 (pad) is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper" or "wealth" (hoad; 發).

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