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街谈市语

街谈市语 — “Public opinion or common talk circulating among people”

街谈市语 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Public opinion or common talk circulating among people”. Often referring to gossip or rumors. Literally, “street talks and market words”.

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街谈市语 Pronunciation and Pinyin

街谈市语 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
街
jiē12street
谈
tán10talk, discuss, converse
市
shì5market city
语
yǔ9language, speech, words

Example Sentence with 街谈市语

关于学校开放日活动的街谈市语,大多是家长们对孩子们表现的赞扬。
Most of the common talk about the school's open day was parents' praise for their children's performances.

Idioms Related to 街谈市语

Synonyms of 街谈市语

  • xiàng巷yì议jiē街tán谈widespread public discussions or gossip
  • jiē街tán谈xiàng巷yì议widespread public opinion or common gossip
  • jiē街tán谈xiàng巷yǔ语street talk and alley gossip

More idioms starting with 街

  • jiē街hào号xiàng巷kū哭wailing and crying in the streets
  • jiē街fang坊sì四lín邻neighbors and people nearby
  • jiē街fāng坊lín邻jū居neighbors and people in the community
  • jiē街fāng坊lín邻shè舍neighbors and local community
  • jiē街fang坊lín邻lǐ里neighbors and local residents
  • jiē街tóu头xiàng巷kǒu口everywhere in the streets and alleys
  • jiē街tóu头xiàng巷wěi尾all over town
  • jiē街tóu头xiàng巷dǐ底everywhere in the city
  • jiē街tóu头shì市wěi尾all over the city
  • jiē街xiàng巷qiān阡mò陌all the streets and alleys
  • jiē街liū溜zi子a sly street loafer
  • jiē街yán言xiàng巷yǔ语public opinion or common talk

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Questions about 街谈市语

What does 街谈市语 mean?

街谈市语 (jiē tán shì yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Public opinion or common talk circulating among people”.

How do you pronounce 街谈市语?

街谈市语 is pronounced jiē tán shì yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 街谈市语 literally mean?

Literally, 街谈市语 means “street talks and market words”. It is used to mean “Public opinion or common talk circulating among people”.

What is the Chinese definition of 街谈市语?

大街小巷里人们的议论。指群众舆论

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