eight
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gossip
to gossip, gossips, gossiping, gossiped, bagua, eight trigrams
This word literally refers to the eight trigrams of the I Ching which can be used for divination. But in practice it usually means gossip.
我 對 八卦 沒有 興趣。
I’m not interested in gossip.
不要 傳 八卦, 這 樣 很 不 禮貌。
Don’t spread gossip; it’s very impolite.
八卦 雜誌 裡 有 很多 明星 的 消息。
Gossip magazines have a lot of celebrity news.