八字 [－－]

Jyutping baat3 zi6
Pinyin bā zì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the character 8 or 八
  2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    源自​古代​中國​，​係​一種​利用​ ​天干​（​ ​甲​、​乙​、​丙​、​丁​、​戊​、​己​、​庚​、​辛​、​壬​、​癸​）​同​ ​地支​（​子​、​寅​、​辰​、​午​、​申​、​戌​、​丑​、​卯​、​巳​、​未​、​酉​、​亥​）​嚟​準確​記錄​年​、​月​、​日​、​時​嘅​方式​。​後​來​引伸​為​一個​人​嘅​時​辰​八字​，​即​出生​嘅​年​、​月​、​日​、​時​。​有人​認為​一個​人​出世​嘅​時​間​，​會決​定​佢​日​後​嘅​命​運​，​同埋​同​其他人​嘅​關​係​。​所以​如果​兩個​人​性格不合​，​會​話​佢​哋​「​八字​唔​夾​」​。
    A method to record time (year, month, date, hour) in ancient China, and the word has an extended meaning of someone's birth time (record). It is also believed that the birth time determines how well a person will be and goes with another person. So when two persons do not go well with each other, it's said that 'their birth times do not match'.
    • 八字生得正
      八字生得正
      baat3 zi6 saang1 dak1 zeng3
      to be born lucky; born under a lucky star
    • 佢哋兩夫婦生辰八字唔夾，所以成日鬧交。
      佢哋两夫妇生辰八字唔夹，所以成日闹交。
      keoi5 dei6 loeng5 fu1 fu5 saang1 san4 baat3 zi6 m4 gaap3, so2 ji5 seng4 jat6 naau6 gaau1.
      Their birth times do not match, so they argue a lot.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    eight characters that indicate the year, month, date and double-hour of one's birth, used in fortune-telling
  2. noun, literally
    the character 八
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他剃了八字胡。
    他剃了八字鬍。
    tā tì le bā zì hú 。
    • He shaved his moustache.
  2. Mandarin
    她是个内八字。
    她是個內八字。
    tā shì gè nèi bā zì 。
    • She is pigeon-toed.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你老公嘅八字 同你唔夹，邪住你，你都系小心啲好。
    你老公嘅八字 同你唔夾，邪住你，你都係小心啲好。
    nei5 lou5 gung1 ge3 baat3 zi6 tung4 nei5 m4 gaap3, ce4 zyu6 nei5, nei5 dou1 hai6 siu2 sam1 di1 hou2
    • Your husband's birth time is not compatible with you and brings bad luck to you. You should be careful.
  2. Cantonese
    动画入面啲女仔成日八字脚好似好可爱咁，但现实如果成日咁嘅话好伤脚㗎。
    動畫入面啲女仔成日八字腳好似好可愛咁，但現實如果成日咁嘅話好傷腳㗎。
    dung6 waa2 jap6 min6 di1 neoi5 zai2 seng4 jat6 baat3 zi6 goek3 hou2 ci5 hou2 ho2 oi3 gam2, daan6 jin6 sat6 jyu4 gwo2 seng4 jat6 gam2 ge3 waa2 hou2 soeng1 goek3 gaa3.
    • The girls in anime might look cute when they always point their toes inwardly, but if we do it in real life, it would be really harmful to our legs.
  3. Cantonese
    八字生得正真系好，要乜有乜。
    八字生得正真係好，要乜有乜。
    baat3 zi6 saang1 dak1 zeng3 zan1 hai6 hou2, jiu3 mat1 jau5 mat1.
    • Being born under a lucky star is so good. You can get whatever you want.
  4. Cantonese
    八字生得正
    八字生得正
    baat3 zi6 saang1 dak1 zeng3
    • to be born lucky; born under a lucky star
  5. Cantonese
    佢哋两夫妇生辰八字唔夹，所以成日闹交。
    佢哋兩夫婦生辰八字唔夾，所以成日鬧交。
    keoi5 dei6 loeng5 fu1 fu5 saang1 san4 baat3 zi6 m4 gaap3, so2 ji5 seng4 jat6 naau6 gaau1.
    • Their birth times do not match, so they argue a lot.