閑言碎語

简 闲言碎语 · 繁 閑言碎語
Mandarin · pinyin xián yán suì yǔ

Meanings

  1. idle gossip
  2. irrelevant nonsense
  3. slanderous rumor
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閑
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言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
碎
suì · break, smash; broken, busted
語
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闲
xián · fence, guard; defend; idle time
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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2–2–4–3 · xian2 yan2 sui4 yu3

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haan4 jin4 seoi3 jyu5

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