吃瓜群眾

Chinese
to be a mere bystander or onlooker the general public; civilians; crowd of people
trad. (吃瓜群眾) 吃瓜 群眾
simp. (吃瓜群众) 吃瓜 群众
Literally: “melon-eating masses”.

Pronunciation

Noun

吃瓜群眾

  1. (neologism, Internet slang, humorous, often used as self-address) onlookers (who are unaware of the situation); clueless commoners; peanut gallery
    不明真相的吃瓜群眾 [MSC, trad.]
    不明真相的吃瓜群众 [MSC, simp.]
    bùmíng zhēnxiàng de chīguā qúnzhòng [Pinyin]
    the ignorant bystanders

Synonyms
  • (Taiwan) 鄉民／乡民 (xiāngmín); (Hong Kong) 花生友
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