粵

閒haan4話waa2

simp闲话
haan4 waa2xián huà

English

  1. casual conversation
  2. chat
  3. gossip
  4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
  5. gossip; complaint
  6. digression

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一啲冇根據嘅説話,通常帶負面意思;謠言
  2. 無謂嘅説話;同做緊嘅事冇關嘅説話

Examples

  • 他們不只是洗去汗水、汙垢和鎮日的操勞,同時也沉浸在閒話家常日常生活當中。

    They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.

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  • 閒話少講!

    Enough of this digression!

  • 啲人開始講我哋閒話。

    People have started to gossip about us. ----

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

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