八家将
Traditional form:
八家將
Pinyin (reading):
bājiājiàng
Definitions:
- Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
- (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", (bājiājiǔ)
Characters:
- 八 - eight; all around, all sides
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
- 将 - the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
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