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What does 八卦 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

八卦 bāguà

the eight trigrams (of the Book of Changes)

It can also mean

  • gossip; gossipy

Its characters

  1. 八 bā eight
  2. 卦 guà (slang) gossip (as in 八卦)

In a sentence

她特别喜欢八卦别人的事。 She really loves gossiping about other people.

四十九天到了,太上老君打开八卦炉,想看看他还在不在。

From 大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven

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