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閑話家常

简 闲话家常 · 繁 閑話家常
Mandarin · pinyin xián huà jiā cháng

Meanings

  1. to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
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閑
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話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
常
cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
闲
xián · fence, guard; defend; idle time
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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2–4–1–2 · xian2 hua4 jia1 chang2

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4

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