八卦 bā guà — the Eight Trigrams; gossiping

八卦
bā guà

Characters: 八 · 卦

Definitions

  1. the Eight Trigrams; gossiping

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
  2. gossip
  3. gossipy

ExtDict

  1. 《周易》中的八种基本图形。用-”(表示阳)和勃病(表示阴)两种符号，每卦由三爻经不同组合而成。以此象征天、地、雷、风、水、火、山、泽八种自然现象，每卦又象征多种事物。《周易》中六十四卦皆由八卦两两相重组成。

Examples

  • 《周易》里的八卦，象征着天地间的八种基本现象。

    The eight trigrams in the Book of Changes symbolize eight basic phenomena in nature.

  • 办公室里总有人爱八卦别人的私事。

    There's always someone in the office gossiping about others' private lives.

  • 她对明星的八卦新闻特别感兴趣。

    She's especially interested in celebrity gossip.