Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

八家將

bājiājiàng

ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

Simplified 八家将

  1. 1Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
  2. 2(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]

Keep 八家將 and it comes back until you know it.

Get Taivo for iPhone →