| 吃瓜群众 |
chī guā qún zhòng |
peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) / onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it / (neologism c. 2016) |
| 吃 |
chī |
to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) |
| 吃 |
chī |
variant of 吃 |
| 吃瓜 |
chī guā |
(neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it |
| 瓜 |
guā |
melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 群 |
qún |
variant of 群 |
| 群 |
qún |
group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc |
| 群众 |
qún zhòng |
mass / multitude / the masses |
| 众 |
Zhòng |
abbr. for 众议院, House of Representatives |
| 众 |
zhòng |
(bound form) crowd; multitude / (bound form) many; numerous |
| 众 |
zhòng |
variant of 众 |