八卦 [－－]

Jyutping baat3 gwaa3
Pinyin bā guà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
  2. gossip
  3. gossipy
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) nosy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    《​易經​》​入​面​嘅​概念​，​占卜​用​。​每個​卦​由​三個​「​爻​」​組成​，​每個​「​爻​」​可以​分陰​或者​陽​，​所以​總​共有​八個​組合​，​分別​係​「​乾兑​離震​巽​坎艮坤​」​。
    the Eight Trigrams of Yi Jing (the Book of Changes), which were formerly used in divination. Also refers to a tool based on the Eight Trigrams, used by Taoist practitioners
  2. 名詞
    即​係​八卦​鏡​，​係​一種​外圍​印有​八卦​符號​，​中間​係​一塊圓​鏡​嘅​道教​辟邪​器具​（​量​詞​：​塊​）
    Bagua mirror
  3. 形容詞
    形容​人鍾意​打​聽​人​哋​啲​嘢​，​好管​閒事​，​或成​日​講人​是非
    used to describe someone who is nosy and likes to gossip, especially talking behind others' backs
    • 人哋有冇結婚又唔關你事，咪咁八卦喇。
      人哋有冇结婚又唔关你事，咪咁八卦喇。
      jan4 dei6 jau5 mou5 git3 fan1 jau6 m4 gwaan1 nei5 si6, mai5 gam3 baat3 gwaa3 laa1.
      Whether he's married or not has nothing to do with you. Don't be so nosy.
  4. 近義詞
    八、諸事八掛
  5. 動詞
    收風​，​四圍​打​聽
    to sniff around, to gossip, to pry into something
    • 佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下發生咗咩事先。
      佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下发生咗咩事先。
      keoi5 dei6 fan1 sau2 gam3 dat6 jin4, dang2 ngo5 baat3 gwaa3 haa5 faat3 sang1 zo2 me1 si6 sin1.
      Their breakup was out of the blue, let me find out what happened.
  6. 近義詞
    八
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    gossip; tittle-tattle; rumour
    • 八卦雜誌
      八卦杂志
      bā guà zá zhì
      gossip magazine; tabloid magazine
  2. noun
    bagua (eight divinatory trigrams of the I Ching)
  3. verb, figuratively
    to gossip; to tittle-tattle
    (syn.) 嚼舌, 嚼舌头, 嚼舌頭
  4. adj, figuratively
    prone to gossip; gossipy
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
  2. 愛管閒事 – 爱管闲事
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #37
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    八卦阵
    八卦陣
    baat3 gwaa3 zan6
    • Bagua ritual
  2. Cantonese
    佢竖起耳仔听电台八卦 节目。
    佢豎起耳仔聽電台八卦 節目。
    keoi5 syu6 hei2 ji5 zai2 teng1 din6 toi4 baat3 gwaa3 zit3 muk6.
    • He listens to the radio gossip program intently.
  3. Cantonese
    人哋有冇结婚又唔关你事，咪咁八卦喇。
    人哋有冇結婚又唔關你事，咪咁八卦喇。
    jan4 dei6 jau5 mou5 git3 fan1 jau6 m4 gwaan1 nei5 si6, mai5 gam3 baat3 gwaa3 laa1.
    • Whether he's married or not has nothing to do with you. Don't be so nosy.
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下发生咗咩事先。
    佢哋分手咁突然，等我八卦下發生咗咩事先。
    keoi5 dei6 fan1 sau2 gam3 dat6 jin4, dang2 ngo5 baat3 gwaa3 haa5 faat3 sang1 zo2 me1 si6 sin1.
    • Their breakup was out of the blue, let me find out what happened.
  5. Cantonese
    我从来唔买八卦杂志嘅。
    我從來唔買八卦雜誌嘅。
    ngo5 cung4 loi4 m4 maai5 baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3 ge3.
    • I never buy gossip magazines.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    八卦杂志
    八卦雜誌
    bā guà zá zhì
    • gossip magazine; tabloid magazine