"食花生" meaning in Chinese

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Verb

IPA: /sɪk̚² faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 食⫽花生 [canonical]
Etymology: From an advertisement of Planters, with the slogan 食住花生等睇戲 (sik⁶ zyu⁶ faa¹ sang¹ dang² tai² hei³, “Let's have some peanuts while watching movies”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|食住花生等睇戲|Let's have some peanuts while watching movies|tr=sik⁶ zyu⁶ faa¹ sang¹ dang² tai² hei³}} 食住花生等睇戲 (sik⁶ zyu⁶ faa¹ sang¹ dang² tai² hei³, “Let's have some peanuts while watching movies”) Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 食⫽花生 (verb-object)
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to watch the excitement; to go where the crowds are Wikipedia link: Planters Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, slang, verb-object Synonyms: 看熱鬧 (kàn rènao), 看热闹 (kàn rènao), 吃瓜 (chīguā)
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      "zh_pron": "xig⁶ fa¹ seng¹"
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      "zh_pron": "sik⁹ faa¹ sang¹"
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      "zh_pron": "xig⁶ fa¹ seng¹"
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      "roman": "kàn rènao",
      "word": "看熱鬧"
    },
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      "roman": "kàn rènao",
      "word": "看热闹"
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      "word": "吃瓜"
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  "word": "食花生"
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