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閑談

简闲谈 · 繁閑談

Mandarin · pinyin xián tán

variant of 閒談 xián tán

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談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
闲: xián · fence, guard; defend; idle time
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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2–2 · xian2 tan2

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