八三夭

Bāsānyāo

popculture

Meanings

1 831 / Ba San Yao (Taiwanese pop-rock band formed 2001)

Characters

(used here for 1 / 幺)

Examples

八三夭的现场非常热闹。

Bāsānyāo de xiànchǎng fēicháng rènào.

831's live shows are very lively.

《想见你想见你想见你》是《想见你》的主题曲。

«Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ» shì «Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ» de zhǔtíqǔ.

'Want To See You, Want To See You, Want To See You' is the theme of 'Someday Or One Day'.

Tips

culture

Formed 2001 in Taipei. Five-piece pop-rock band: 阿璞 (Pu, vocals), 刘逼 (Liu, guitar), 小橘 (Xiao-Ju, guitar), 霸天 (Ba-Tian, bass), 阿电 (A-Dian, drums). 八三夭 is a phonetic spelling of BSY (their romanized initials, pronounced like 'bā sān yāo' on the phone). 《想见你想见你想见你》 (2019) exploded as the theme of hit time-loop drama 《想见你》.

usage

When Taiwanese speakers read phone numbers, 1 is commonly read 幺 (yāo) — 八三夭 is essentially '8-3-1' spoken aloud.

In Pop Culture

想见你想见你想见你 Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ Xiǎng Jiàn Nǐ

Want To See You, Want To See You, Want To See You

Theme song of the 2019 Taiwanese time-loop drama 《想见你》 (Someday Or One Day), a pan-Asian streaming hit.

Stroke Order

八 bā

三 sān

夭 yāo