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閑話家常

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Mandarin · pinyin xián huà jiā cháng

to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

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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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