The popular word: 八卦(bāguà) gossip

Origin of the Phrase:
Yi Jing, also named The Book of Changes, says: "Yin and Yang form Tai Chi; Tai Chi forms two-stage; two-stage forms four-quadrant and four-quadrant forms Eight Diagrams." A founder of a gossip magazine in Hong Kong thinks that various gossip in the world are formed from what happened in the world, just like Yin and Yang breed Eight Diagrams. So the gossip magazine is named 八卦(bāguà).
Meaning of the Phrase:
In 八卦(bāguà), 八(bā) means the number eight and 卦(guà) refers to divinatory trigram. But now, 八卦(bāguà) is widely used to refer to a kind of attitude or behavior where people are keen on asking, guessing, or gossiping upon others' private affairs. So the origin meaning of 八卦(bāguà) is used less often.
Usage of the Phrase:
八卦(bāguà) can be used as noun, adjective and verb. For example:
 (1) n. gossip:
     e.g. 八卦新闻(bāguà xīnwén) gossip news
           八卦杂志(bāguà zázhì) gossip magazine
           八卦媒体(bāguà méit?) gossip media
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