七爷八爷

Traditional form:

七爺八爺

Pinyin (reading):

Qīyé Bāyé

Definitions:

• term used in Taiwan for 黑白無常／黑白无常 ( Hēi Bái Wúcháng)

Characters:

• 七 - seven
• 爷 - grandfather, old man
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 爷 - grandfather, old man

Traditional characters:

• 七 - seven
• 爺 - grandfather, old man
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 爺 - grandfather, old man