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闲言碎语 — “Idle talk”

闲言碎语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Idle talk”. Gossip; unnecessary remarks or chatter. Literally, “Idle words and fragmented talk; trivial chatter”.

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闲言碎语 Pronunciation and Pinyin

闲言碎语 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
闲
xián7idle, at leisure
言
yán7speak, say, words
碎
suì13shatter into small pieces
语
yǔ9language, speech, words

Example Sentence with 闲言碎语

办公室里总是有些闲言碎语,大家最好不要轻易相信。
There's always some idle talk and gossip in the office; it's best not to easily believe it.

Idioms Related to 闲言碎语

Synonyms of 闲言碎语

  • liú流yán言fēi蜚yǔ语groundless rumors and malicious gossip

More idioms starting with 闲

  • xián闲yún云gū孤hè鹤free and unrestrained person
  • xián闲yún云yě野hè鹤leisurely carefree person
  • xián闲jū居wú无liáo聊idle and bored
  • xián闲qíng情bié别zhì致leisurely mood and unique charm
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì志leisurely mood and carefree interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì致leisurely mood and refined interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸qù趣leisurely feelings and elegant interests
  • xián闲chóu愁wàn万zhǒng种a myriad of melancholy feelings
  • xián闲shí时bù不shāo烧xiāng香,,jí急lái来bào抱fó佛jiǎo脚Neglect preparations, seek help last minute
  • xián闲shì是xián闲fēi非idle gossip
  • xián闲cáo曹lěng冷jú局an unimportant leisurely official post
  • xián闲zá杂rén人děng等unauthorized or unrelated persons

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Questions about 闲言碎语

What does 闲言碎语 mean?

闲言碎语 (xián yán suì yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Idle talk”.

How do you pronounce 闲言碎语?

闲言碎语 is pronounced xián yán suì yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 闲言碎语 literally mean?

Literally, 闲言碎语 means “Idle words and fragmented talk; trivial chatter”. It is used to mean “Idle talk”.

What is the Chinese definition of 闲言碎语?

闲:与正事无关;碎:指说话唠叨。唠叨些与正事无关的话。

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