8

8 (pøeq/pad/八/捌 eight), si cidee sorji, siok zuxjiensox kab zefngsox, ti 7 auxpiaq, ti 9 thauzeeng.

Notes

• Colloquially: pøeq (peq / poeq)

  • pøeh'ee laang

    eight people

• Literary reading: Template:X2
  • ji pad zhengzhwn (二八青春 the splendor of youth at about 16 years of age)
• See sorji
• considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like hoad (發 "prosper" or "wealth"). (see Kionghie-hoatzaai)

Regional

Region	eight
Logkarng	poeq
Samkiab	poeq
Taipag	poeq
Gilaan	peq
Tailaam	peq
Køhioong	peq
Kimmngg	poeq
Mafkefng	poeq
Sinteg	poeq
Taitiofng	peq

adapted from 語音差異表 or 詞彙比較表 #423 (八), Entry #56 (八) (mob / moe), DFT (in Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.