Bāguà shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfèn.
The Eight Trigrams are an important part of traditional Chinese culture.
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culture
The original meaning refers to the eight divinatory symbols from the Book of Changes (易经). In modern slang, 八卦 means 'gossip' or 'gossipy,' possibly because gossip magazines were associated with fortune-telling tabloids.
usage
As an adjective: 她很八卦 (she's gossipy). As a noun: 说八卦 (to gossip). As a verb: 别八卦了 (stop gossiping).
