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八卦

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: boih4 kuê3
POJ: poih-khuè
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: bagua (eight trigrams), gossip, tittle-tattle
八卦

Page lists two unrelated senses under this reading (the Yijing 'bagua trigrams' and colloquial 'gossip/tabloid'), and it is unclear which is more relevant to everyday Teochew usage, so both are included.

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