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Chinese
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eight
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face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
| trad. (八面子)
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八
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面
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子
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| simp. #(八面子)
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八
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面
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子
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Etymology
From 八面威風／八面威风, where 風／风 is a homophone of 瘋／疯 (“crazy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
八面子
- (Xiang, euphemistic) maniac; lunatic
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瘋子 (“lunatic; mad person”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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狂人
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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瘋子, 瘋人
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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瘋子
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| Taiwan
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瘋子
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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瘋子, 瘋漢
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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痴子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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瘋子
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| Xi'an
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瘋子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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瘋子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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瘋子
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| Wuhan
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瘋子, 魔氣, 八面威, 八面
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| Guilin
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瘋子, 癲子
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| Pingle
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瘋子, 癲子
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| Liuzhou
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癲子, 癲婆 woman, 癲崽 man
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| Luzhai
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瘋子, 癲子
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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瘋人
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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瘋子
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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瘋人
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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瘋人
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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瘋子
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| Hefei
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瘋子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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癲佬 man, 癲婆 woman, 癲仔 boy, 癲女 girl, 傻佬 man
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| Hong Kong
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癲佬 man, 癲婆 woman, 黐線佬 man, 黐線婆 woman, 傻佬 man, 傻婆 woman
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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癲佬
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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發癲佬
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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癲佬
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| Yangjiang
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戇佬 man, 戇婆 woman, 戇仔 boy, 戇妹 girl
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| Beihai
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癲佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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癲仔, 癲佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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癲佬
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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癲仔, 癲佬
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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癲佬
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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癲佬
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| Móng Cái
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癲仔, 癲佬
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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瘋子
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| Pingxiang
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癲子, 癲婆子 woman
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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癲仔, 癲鬼, 癲牯 man, 癲嫲 woman
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| Hong Kong
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發癲佬, 懵佬
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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戇佬
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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瘋子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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發癲仔, 發癲婆 woman
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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癲脬
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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痟的, 神經的
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| Quanzhou
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痟的, 神經的
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| Zhangzhou
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魔神仔, 魔的, 神經的
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| Tainan
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痟的
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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痟囝
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| Chaozhou
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痟
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| Shantou
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痟囝
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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痟儂
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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痟儂
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| Leizhou
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妃戇
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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痟神
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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癲佬
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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癲崽 man
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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痴子, 瘋子
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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痴子
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| Suzhou
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痴子
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| Danyang
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瘋子
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| Wenzhou
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癲人
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| Jinhua
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癲鬼兒 man, 癲婆 woman
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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癲子, 瘋子, 八面子
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| Loudi
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癲子, 癲婆子 woman
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| Shuangfeng
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癲子
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