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bagua

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.

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noun

Meaning 2

The eight trigrams used in Daoist cosmology.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 八卦 (bāguà).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 八卦 (baat3 gwaa3) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Hakka Chinese: 八卦 (pat-koa) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Chinese: 八卦 (pat-kòa) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 八卦 (bāguà) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Japanese: 八卦 (hakke) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Korean: 팔괘 (palgwae) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Russian: багуа (bagua) — the eight trigrams of the I Ching
  • Vietnamese: bát quái — the eight trigrams of the I Ching