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Chinese
Etymology
The second sense is from a line in the Mandarin-dubbed version of Stephen Chow's movie Hail the Judge:
我是跟鄉民進來看熱鬧的。 [MSC, trad.]
我是跟乡民进来看热闹的。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ shì gēn xiāngmín jìnlái kànrènào de.
- I'm here just following the villagers to see what's happening.
Pronunciation
Noun
鄉民
- villager; country folk
- (Taiwan, Internet slang) one who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
Synonyms
- (people following online discussions): (Mainland China) 吃瓜群眾／吃瓜群众 (chīguā qúnzhòng); (Hong Kong) 花生友