八卦 (bā guà) — (noun) the eight trigrams of the I Ching; (noun) gossip, juicy talk; (adjective) gossipy, fond of gossiping
Definition
八卦 is the everyday colloquial word for 'gossip' — the noun 闲话 is more formal, and 聊天儿 is just neutral chatting, not juicy talk. As an adjective it means 'gossipy', describing someone who loves to spread it.
noun
the eight trigrams of the I Chinggossipjuicy talk
adjective
gossipyfond of gossiping
Examples
- 《》八卦。Tā duì 《yì jīng》 de bā guà hěn yǒu yán jiū.He has done a lot of research on the trigrams of the I Ching.
- 八卦，。Bié zhěng tiān liáo bā guà, duō kàn kàn shū ba.Stop gossiping all day and read more books.
- 八卦，。Tā shì gè tè bié bā guà de rén, shén me mì mì dōu cáng bú zhù.She's a really gossipy person — she can't keep any secret.
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