寒hon4暄hyun1

English

1. to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
2. to exchange conventional greetings or compliments; to have some small talks

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 同唔熟嘅人講啲無關痛癢嘅嘢

Examples

• 隔籬鄰舍見面寒暄幾句啫。

  It's just some routine small talk between neighbours.

• “天天寒暄就是我们做的所有事了。”汤姆无奈地回答。

  "Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.

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• 我们照例寒暄了一阵，闲扯扯队里的新闻以后，他在不知不觉中就把谈话引入了正题。

  We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.

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