Simplified display

吃瓜群众

chī guā qún zhòng

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)

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