eight objects for worship, the eight treasures ☊ 
bát bảo ☊ the Eight teachings (admonitions) of Buddha ☊ bát giới ☊ the eight directions ☊ bát phương ☊ the Eight Trigrams (càn, khảm, cấn, chấn, tốn, ly, khôn, đoài) ☊ bát quái ☊ the Eight Immortals (of Taoism) ☊ bát tiên ☊ the eight festivals (beginnings of four seasons, equinoxes and solstices) ☊ bát tiết ☊ the eight tactical dispositions ☊ bát trận đồ ☊ octet; the eight sounds of music ☊ bát âm ☊ it is eight now ☊ bây giờ là tám giờ ☊ she slept eight hours ☊ cô ta ngủ tám tiếng ☊