吃瓜群眾
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Chinese[edit]
to be a mere bystander or onlooker | the general public; civilians; crowd of people | ||
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trad. (吃瓜群眾) | 吃瓜 | 群眾 | |
simp. (吃瓜群众) | 吃瓜 | 群众 | |
Literally: “melon-eating masses”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihgua cyúnjhòng
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-kua1 chʻün2-chung4
- Yale: chr̄-gwā chyún-jùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chygua chyunjonq
- Palladius: чигуа цюньчжун (čigua cjunʹčžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun[edit]
吃瓜群眾
- (neologism, Internet slang, humorous, often used as self-address) onlookers (who are unaware of the situation); clueless commoners; peanut gallery