止谈风月 — “To avoid discussing serious or sensitive topics”
止谈风月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid discussing serious or sensitive topics”. Often by engaging in light conversation about trivial or pleasant subjects. Literally, “only discuss wind and moon”.
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止谈风月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
止谈风月 Character Breakdown
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午餐时，大家默契地止谈风月，聊起了周末的趣事，以保持轻松愉快的氛围。
During lunch, everyone tacitly confined their talk to lighthearted topics, chatting about fun weekend anecdotes to maintain a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
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Synonyms of 止谈风月
More idioms starting with 止
- zhǐ止yú于zhì至shàn善Rest in perfect excellence
- zhǐ止xún循zī资xù序judge or promote solely by seniority
- zhǐ止gē戈wéi为wǔ武stop conflict to be truly martial
- zhǐ止gē戈zhī之wǔ武stopping conflict is true martial prowess
- zhǐ止gē戈xīng兴rén仁stop war, promote benevolence
- zhǐ止gē戈sàn散mǎ马Cease hostilities and return to peace
- zhǐ止bào暴jìn禁fēi非stop violence and forbid wrongdoing
- zhǐ止fèi沸yì益xīn薪Worsen a situation while trying to improve it
- zhǐ止kě渴sī思méi梅comfort oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止kě渴wàng望méi梅console oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止kě渴yǐn饮zhèn鸩solve a problem with a disastrous method
- zhǐ止zhī知qí其yī一，，wèi未zhī知qí其èr二know one aspect, not the whole
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What does 止谈风月 mean?
止谈风月 (zhǐ tán fēng yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid discussing serious or sensitive topics”.
How do you pronounce 止谈风月?
止谈风月 is pronounced zhǐ tán fēng yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 止谈风月 literally mean?
Literally, 止谈风月 means “only discuss wind and moon”. It is used to mean “to avoid discussing serious or sensitive topics”.
What is the Chinese definition of 止谈风月?
止：只，仅。只谈风、月等景物。隐指莫谈国事。