nothing but lies; full of lies

(military, historical) Eighth Route Army

(linguistics) the theory that Old Japanese had eight vowels: /a/, /i₁/, /i₂/, /u/, /e₁/, /e₂/, /o/.

(historical, dance) bayi: an ancient Chinese dance, originally presented to emperors during sacrificial rites, performed by 64 people (in 8 groups of 8) accompanied to 雅楽 (gagaku, “yayue”) music

eating until one is eight parts (out of ten) full

(martial arts) Bajiquan

Japan

ostracism; a type of extra-judicial social exclusion practiced in Japan where a villager disturbing the peace of a village is shunned by the rest of them

Yanba (a koaza in Kawarahata, Naganohara, Agatsuma district, Gunma Prefecture, Japan)

(idiomatic) living a life without achieving anything great