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)

Usage notes

On the Internet, this term is usually written in the Arabic numeral form 8+9.