粵

閒haan4聊liu4

simp闲聊
haan4 liu4xián liáo

English

  1. to chat
  2. casual conversation
  3. to make a small talk; to chit-chat

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 講啲無無謂謂嘅嘢;好隨便噉傾下計

Examples

  • 和你闲聊。

    I am chatting with you.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 上課時不能閒聊。

    You can't chatter during class.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 別閒聊了,工作去。

    Cut the chit-chat and get to work.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 別閒聊了,開始工作。

    Cut the chit-chat and get to work.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 不,我没有时间闲聊。

    No, I don't have time for chitchat.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 刚才我在和我爸妈闲聊。

    Just now I was chatting with my parents.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 我同店員閒聊咗幾句。

    I chit-chatted with the salesperson.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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