bā guà
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  • 1

    n.a set of symbolic signs created by ancient Chinese; the Eight Diagrams (eight combinations of three whole or broken lines formerly used in divination)

    • tài jí bā guà

      太极八卦

      eight-diagram-shaped appetizer

  • 2

    adj.absurd; unfounded; fluffy; gossipy

    • tā hěn bā guà

      八卦

      She is very fluffy.

    • yī gè bā guà lín jū

      八卦邻居

      a gossipy neighbour

  • 3

    v.gossip

    • tā jīng cháng bā guà bié rén de sī shì

      经常八卦别人私事

      He often gossips about other people's private affairs.