八家將

八家将
bājiājiàng
  1. Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
  2. (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", bājiājiǔ

CEDICT

slang

Entry Composition

1 八 bā eight
=2 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
3 將 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)