Learn Chinese in bite-sized portions everyday with Shanghaiist! Today’s phrase of the day is… 吃 (chī): to eat 瓜 (guā): melon 群众 (qún zhòng): crowds, masses Put together, this phrase literally means “the crowds of people who are eating melons”, and it’s usually used to refer to bystanders or gawkers who have nothing serious to do, and are only there to watch a show….