吃瓜

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (吃瓜)		吃	瓜
simp. #(吃瓜)		吃	瓜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīguā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄍㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīguā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄍㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihgua
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-kua¹
    • Yale: chr̄-gwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chygua
    • Palladius: чигуа (čigua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Verb

吃⫽瓜 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 吃,‎ 瓜 (guā).
2. (figurative, neologism, slang) to be a mere bystander or onlooker

Synonyms

• 看熱鬧／看热闹 (kàn rènao)
• (Hong Kong Cantonese) 食花生

Derived terms

• 吃瓜群眾／吃瓜群众 (chīguā qúnzhòng)