八卦

bā guà · ba gua

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經 / 易经 (Yì jīng)
  2. gossip
  3. gossipy

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)午(wǔ)休(xiū)时(shí)听(tīng)同(tóng)事(shì)聊(liáo)八(bā)卦(guà)。

She loves listening to her colleagues gossip during the lunch break.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)八(bā)卦(guà)新(xīn)闻(wén)看(kàn)看(kan)就(jiù)好(hǎo),别(bié)太(tài)当(dàng)真(zhēn)。

Just skim these gossipy news items; don't take them too seriously.

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