吃瓜群眾
Chinese
to eat melon or melon seed; to be a mere bystander or onlooker the general public; a 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
- (neologism, Internet slang, humorous, often used as self-address) onlookers (who are unaware of the situation); clueless commoners
- 不明真相的吃瓜群眾 [MSC, trad.]
- bùmíng zhēnxiàng de chīguā qúnzhòng [Pinyin]
- the ignorant bystanders
不明真相的吃瓜群众 [MSC, simp.]