吃瓜群众

chī guā qún zhòng

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Definitions

1. peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
2. onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
3. (neologism c. 2016)

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Child Words of 吃瓜群众

• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 瓜 瓜 guā: melon
• 群 群 qún: group
• 群众 群众 qún zhòng: mass
• 吃瓜 吃瓜 chī guā: (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it
• 众 众 zhòng: crowd; multitude