粵

八baat3公gung1

baat3 gung1bā gōng

English

  1. man who loves to gossip or interfere others
  2. (of a guy) nosy or one that gossips

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 八卦嘅男人

Examples

  • 忠犬八公的雕像伫立在涩谷站前。

    The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 死八公

    damn gossipy man

  • 人哋女人講是非佢都要插把嘴埋嚟,正一八公嚟。

    When women gossip, he has to butt in and say something. What a busybody.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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