(archaic) the male owner or manager of a brothel

to talk rubbish

the eight divinatory trigrams of the I Ching (Book of Changes) used in Taoist cosmology

the ordinal number representing the position after the seventh and before the ninth.

the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar

(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

the time of eight o'clock in the morning or evening.

eighty percent; 80%

the cardinal number eighteen; 18

(idiom) in all directions; all around

The Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).

of a wide variety; multifarious; all kinds of

bastard; son of a bitch

foolish, stupid, or gossipy

having eight corners or angles; eight-sided

the four pairs of characters indicating the year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth used in fortune-telling

the eight points of the compass; all directions; everywhere

the cardinal number eighty; 80

A major character in the Chinese novel Journey to the West with pig-like features; known as Pigsy in some English translations.

Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

in eight or nine cases out of ten; very likely or almost certainly

accessible from all sides; extending in all directions

(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)

Eight Banners, the military and administrative organization of the Manchu later Jin dynasty and the subsequent Qing dynasty.

the cardinal number 800

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar

the Eight Immortals of Daoist mythology

Babaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

authentic, genuine, or conforming to standard or professional expectations

spread out or scattered in a messy or haphazard way; in total disarray

Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder; scattered and fragmented

the rigid eight-part functional essay style prescribed for imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties

rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc

in a state of disorder, confusion, or being at sixes and sevens

the cardinal number 28

in eight or nine cases out of ten; very likely

the cardinal number forty-eight

an immense disparity or vast difference between two things

Ancient Chinese classification system for musical instruments based on construction materials: metal, stone, clay, leather, silk, wood, gourd, and bamboo.

an assortment of various things; a bit of everything

everything steady and stable; also used to describe being overcautious and lacking in imagination

Yaohan retail group

(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)