吃瓜群众

Traditional: 吃瓜群眾

chī guā qún zhòng

Dictionary entry

peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)

What does 吃瓜群众 mean?

吃瓜群众 (chī guā qún zhòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)

2onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it

3(neologism c. 2016)

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash · (slang) a piece of gossip 群qúnvariant of 群[qun2]众Zhòngabbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives

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吃瓜群众

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