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七爺八爺

简七爷八爷 · 繁七爺八爺

Mandarin · pinyin Qī yé Bā yé

term used in Taiwan for 黑白無常 Hēi Bái Wú cháng

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七: qī · seven
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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
爷: yé · father, grandfather

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1–2–1–2 · Qi1 ye2 Ba1 ye2

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(chiefly Taiwan, religion) Seventh Lord and Eighth Lord (two deities in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld)

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