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src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u5403\u74dc.png\" alt=\"\u5403\u74dc\"><\/div><\/div>\n  <h1>Chigua<\/h1>\n  <div class=\"odd-hanzi-title\">\n    <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span> \u00b7 Ch\u012bgu\u0101\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"odd-banner\">\n  <div class=\"odd-banner-label\">In one line<\/div>\n  Literally &#8220;eating watermelon&#8221; \u2014 popular internet slang for being an onlooker or bystander watching juicy gossip unfold without getting involved.\n<\/div>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Definition<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8B%95%E8%A9%9E%E5%8A%A8%E8%AF%8D_V\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u8bcd<\/span> V.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Literally meaning &#8220;to eat watermelon,&#8221; this widely used internet slang refers to being an innocent bystander or spectator who is watching public gossip, celebrity drama, or online controversies unfold.<\/p>\n  <p>When you are &#8220;eating watermelon,&#8221; you are just sitting back, enjoying the show, and keeping yourself updated on the latest drama without taking sides or getting personally involved.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Examples<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u5366<\/span><rt>b\u0101gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cbe\u5f69<\/span><rt>j\u012bngc\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u677f\u51f3<\/span><rt>b\u01cend\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u5366<\/span><rt>b\u0101gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cbe\u5f69<\/span><rt>j\u012bngc\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c<\/span><rt>b\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u677f\u51f3<\/span><rt>b\u01cend\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">This gossip is so juicy; everyone is pulling up a chair to watch the drama unfold.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u662f<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u904e<\/span><rt>l\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7fa4\u773e<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f\u6301\u8ab0<\/span><rt>zh\u012bch\u00ed shu\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea\u662f<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def\u8fc7<\/span><rt>l\u00f9gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7fa4\u4f17<\/span><rt>q\u00fanzh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee<\/span><rt>w\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u652f\u6301\u8c01<\/span><rt>zh\u012bch\u00ed shu\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">I&#8217;m just a bystander watching the drama pass by; don&#8217;t ask me whose side I&#8217;m on.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5011<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5225\u6025\u8457<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9 j\u00edzhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u968a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u4eec<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u522b\u6025\u7740<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9 j\u00edzhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u961f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">Don&#8217;t rush to pick a side yet; let&#8217;s just quietly sit back and watch the drama.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Dialogue<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B0%8D%E8%A9%B1%E5%AF%B9%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9\u8bdd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b38<\/span><rt>\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7db2\u8def\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01cengsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7db2\u7d05<\/span><rt>w\u01cengh\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ffb\u8eca<\/span><rt>f\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u805e<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u55ce<\/span><rt>le ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6b38<\/span><rt>\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f51\u7edc\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01cengsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f51\u7ea2<\/span><rt>w\u01cengh\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ffb\u8f66<\/span><rt>f\u0101nch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u95fb<\/span><rt>x\u012bnw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u5417<\/span><rt>le ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Hey, did you see the news online about that influencer getting exposed?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230\u4e86<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230\u4e86<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7559\u8a00\u5340<\/span><rt>li\u00fay\u00e1nq\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7d1a<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cbe\u5f69<\/span><rt>j\u012bngc\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd\u5728<\/span><rt>d\u014du z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u88e1<\/span><rt>n\u00e0l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230\u4e86<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230\u4e86<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7559\u8a00\u533a<\/span><rt>li\u00fay\u00e1nq\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u7ea7<\/span><rt>ch\u0101oj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cbe\u5f69<\/span><rt>j\u012bngc\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u665a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>w\u01censh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd\u5728<\/span><rt>d\u014du z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u91cc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Saw it, totally saw it! The comment section is super wild. I spent all last night just watching the drama there.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d\u662f<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d\u662f<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">So who do you think is actually telling the truth?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u500b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6232<\/span><rt>x\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u597d\u4e86<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9 h\u01ceo le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554a<\/span><rt>a<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f\u4e2a<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><rt>ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u620f<\/span><rt>x\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u597d\u4e86<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9 h\u01ceo le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">No idea, I&#8217;m just an innocent bystander enjoying the show.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Don&#8217;t mix these up<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>People often confuse different ways to talk about gossip and watching drama. Here is how they compare:<\/p>\n  <table>\n    <tbody><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>What it actually means<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u5403\u74dc<span class=\"odd-py\">ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Being an onlooker or bystander watching gossip without getting involved<\/td>\n      <td>Casual, humorous internet slang<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e4a\u71b1\u9b27<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51d1\u70ed\u95f9<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">c\u00f2u r\u00e8nnao<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Joining in on a lively activity, crowd, or commotion out of curiosity<\/td>\n      <td>Colloquial, everyday expression<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u516b\u5366<span class=\"odd-py\">b\u0101gu\u00e0<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Gossip or rumors about people&#8217;s private lives<\/td>\n      <td>Everyday, common noun\/verb<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u6232<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u620f<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">k\u00e0n x\u00ec<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Watching a situation unfold as a detached spectator<\/td>\n      <td>Casual expression<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)\">The quick test: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5403\u74dc<\/span> describes watching online drama from the sidelines, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e4a\u71b1\u9b27<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51d1\u70ed\u95f9<\/span> is joining a lively scene out of curiosity, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516b\u5366<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516b\u5366<\/span> is the gossip itself, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u6232<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u620f<\/span> means watching the spectacle unfold.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Flashcards<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%BF%AB%E9%96%83%E5%8D%A1%E5%BF%AB%E9%97%AA%E5%8D%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u9583\u5361<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u95ea\u5361<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px\">Tap a card to flip it.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-flip-grid\">\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u5403\u74dc<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">ch\u012bgu\u0101<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Eating watermelon \u2014 watching gossip as a bystander<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u516b\u5366<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">b\u0101gu\u00e0<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Gossip \u2014 rumors about personal lives<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u770b\u6232<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u770b\u620f<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">k\u00e0n x\u00ec<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Watching the play \/ drama \u2014 observing a spectacle safely<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e4a\u71b1\u9b27<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51d1\u70ed\u95f9<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">c\u00f2u r\u00e8nnao<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Joining the fun \/ commotion out of curiosity<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Beyond Chinese<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B7%A8%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80%E8%B7%A8%E8%AF%AD%E8%A8%80\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8de8\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8de8\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The fun of watching drama and gossip from the sidelines exists in Korean and Japanese as well.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-lang-cards\">\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Korean \u00b7 \uad6c\uacbd\ud558\ub2e4<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\ud31d\ucf58\uc744 \uba39\uc73c\uba70 \uad6c\uacbd\ud558\ub2e4 (popcorn-eul meogmyeo gungyeonghada)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\ub0a8\uc758 \uc2f8\uc6c0\uc774\ub2c8\uae4c \ud31d\ucf58 \uba39\uc73c\uba74\uc11c \uad6c\uacbd\ud574\uc57c\uc9c0.<br>It&#8217;s someone else&#8217;s fight, so I&#8217;ll just sit back with popcorn and watch.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Japanese \u00b7 \u9ad8\u898b\u306e\u898b\u7269<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\u9ad8\u898b\u306e\u898b\u7269 (takami no kenbutsu)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\u4ed6\u4eba\u306e\u30c8\u30e9\u30d6\u30eb\u3092\u9ad8\u898b\u306e\u898b\u7269\u3059\u308b\u3002<br>Watching someone else&#8217;s trouble safely from the sidelines.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-fact\">\n    <div class=\"odd-fact-label\">Etymology fact<\/div>\n    The \u201c\u74dc gu\u0101\u201d in \u201c\u5403\u74dc ch\u012bgu\u0101\u201d actually refers to \u74dc\u5b50 gu\u0101zi (watermelon seeds), not watermelon. The expression comes from the image of people sitting around eating \u74dc\u5b50 while watching something interesting happen or listening to gossip. 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