八加九

Chinese

		eight	to add; plus	nine
trad. (八加九)		八	加	九
simp. #(八加九)		八	加	九
alternative forms		8+9 Internet slang
Literally: “eight plus nine”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Hokkien 八家將／八家将. Originated from stereotypes of people performing this kind of ritual.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bājiājiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bājiājiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bajiajiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-chia¹-chiu³
    • Yale: bā-jyā-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajiajeou
    • Palladius: бацзяцзю (baczjaczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

八加九

1. (Taiwan, neologism, derogatory) gangsters, often associated with a stereotype of having little education and operating within secret societies and street gangs (similar to Ah Beng in Singapore and Malaysia or chavs in Britain)