八家將 [--将]
Jyutping
baat3 gaa1 zoeng1
Pinyin
bā jiā jiàng
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noun, Internet, Taiwan, derogatory, neologism
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)
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noun, Taiwan
Ba-Jia-Jiang (a kind of religious activity related to eight deities in the hell)
八家將 [--将]
Jyutping
Pinyin
bā jiā jiàng
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Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
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(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]