八
卦

The eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 in Chinese: 八卦 (bā guà)

bā guà

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经

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Definitions

  1. 1the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
  2. 2gossip
  3. 3gossipy

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八
卦

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ㄅㄚ

bā

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄚˋ

guà

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她最爱和同事聊八卦。

    tā zuì ài hé tóng shì liáo bā guà。

    She loves gossiping with her colleagues.

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Related words

八

bā

eight

横七竖八

héng qī shù bā

in disorder

乱七八糟

luàn qī bā zāo

(idiom) chaotic

七嘴八舌

qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

in all directions

五花八门

wǔ huā bā mén

myriad

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