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Open the tool →群居终日,言不及义 (qún jū zhōng rì , yán bù jí yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend the whole day in company without discussing anything serious or meaningful; to engage in idle chatter all day long”.
群居终日,言不及义 is pronounced qún jū zhōng rì , yán bù jí yì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 群居终日,言不及义 means “Gathering all day long, speech does not involve righteousness”. It is used to mean “to spend the whole day in company without discussing anything serious or meaningful; to engage in idle chatter all day long”.
及:涉及;义:正经的道理。指整日在一起,说话不涉及正经道理