满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town syn 镇长 鎮長 zhèn zhǎng town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff 边城 邊城 biān chéng border town / remote town 虎门镇 虎門鎮 hǔ mén zhèn Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tai4 ping2], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 Shi4], Guangdong 北安普敦 běi ān pǔ dūn Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡[Bei3 an1 pu3 dun1 jun4] 九份 jiǔ fèn Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies 说三道四 說三道四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom) / to criticize / gossip syn 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 liú yán fēi yǔ rumors and slanders (idiom) / gossip / lies and slanders syn 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) syn 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán not to worry about the gossip (idiom) / to do the right thing regardless of what others say 弄嘴弄舌 nòng zuǐ nòng shé to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom) 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip syn 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip 陈谷子烂芝麻 陳谷子爛芝麻 chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom) / fig. the same boring old gossip 张家长，李家短 張家長，李家短 zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom) / to gossip about the neighbors 脚正不怕鞋歪 腳正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 东家长西家短 東家長西家短 dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn to gossip (idiom) 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 聊天 liáo tiān to chat / to gossip syn 八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / gossip / gossipy 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 流言 liú yán rumor / gossip / to spread rumors syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 小道消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xi hearsay / gossip syn 道听途说 道聽途說 dào tīng tú shuō gossip / hearsay / rumor syn 嚼舌 jiáo shé to gossip / to argue unnecessarily syn 闲言碎语 閑言碎語 xián yán suì yǔ idle gossip / irrelevant nonsense / slanderous rumor 话柄 話柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision syn 唠嗑 嘮嗑 lào kē (dialect) to chat / to gossip 蜚语 蜚語 fēi yǔ groundless rumor / unfounded gossip 长舌妇 長舌婦 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody syn 拾零 shí líng to pick up bits / to collect scrap material / tidbits / gleanings (used as gossip) 耍贫嘴 耍貧嘴 shuǎ pín zuǐ (coll.) to wag one's tongue / to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes / to chatter endlessly / to speak glibly syn 摆龙门阵 擺龍門陣 bǎi lóng mén zhèn (dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn syn 蜚短流长 蜚短流長 fēi duǎn liú cháng to spread malicious gossip / also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2] 飞短流长 飛短流長 fēi duǎn liú cháng to spread malicious gossip syn 瓜 guā melon / gourd / squash / (slang) a piece of gossip syn 唠 嘮 lào to gossip / to chat (dialect) syn 詗 xiòng clever / to gossip / to spy 閒话 閒話 xián huà gossip 口实 口實 kǒu shí food / salary (old) / a pretext / a cause for gossip syn 侃大山 kǎn dà shān to chatter idly / to gossip / to boast or brag 传三过四 傳三過四 chuán sān guò sì to spread rumors / to gossip 噏 xī to gossip / to babble (Cantonese) 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn to gossip / to argue unnecessarily 多嘴多舌 duō zuǐ duō shé to gossip and meddle / to shoot one's mouth off / talkative 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 幕后花絮 幕後花絮 mù hòu huā xù news from behind the scenes / stage gossip 烂舌头 爛舌頭 làn shé tóu to gossip / to blab / a blab-mouth 花边人物 花邊人物 huā biān rén wù person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news / tabloid favorite / clickbait star 花边新闻 花邊新聞 huā biān xīn wén media gossip / sensational news 诽闻 誹聞 fěi wén scandal / gossip 讲闲话 講閒話 jiǎng xián huà to gossip / to make unfavorable comments 闲聊天 閑聊天 xián liáo tiān to chat / idle gossip 飙口水 飆口水 biāo kǒu shuǐ gossip / idle chat 嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiáo shé tóu to gossip / to argue unnecessarily 闲言闲语 閒言閒語 xián yán xián yǔ idle gossip syn 予人口实 予人口實 yǔ rén kǒu shí to give cause for gossip 小广播 小廣播 xiǎo guǎng bō grapevine / gossip / to spread rumors 拉呱 lā gua (dialect) to chat / to gossip 说闲话 說閒話 shuō xián huà to chat / to gossip syn 吃瓜 chī guā (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it 喇赛 喇賽 lā sài (Tw) (slang) to chat idly / to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái]) 招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo guò shì to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom) syn 绑赴市曹 綁赴市曹 bǎng fù shì cáo to bind up and take to the market (idiom) / to take a prisoner to the town center for execution 一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive 抬头不见低头见 抬頭不見低頭見 tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn (idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly 招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo - guò shì (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town syn 城市 chéng shì city / town / CL:座[zuo4] syn 城镇 城鎮 chéng zhèn town / cities and towns syn 街上 jiē shang on the street / in town 小镇 小鎮 xiǎo zhèn small town / village 三峡 三峽 sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] / Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan 公交车 公交車 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 县城 縣城 xiàn chéng county seat / county town syn 进城 進城 jìn chéng to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work) 小城 xiǎo chéng small town 攻城 gōng chéng to besiege (a town) 城市规划 城市規劃 chéng shì guī huà town planning 巴萨 巴薩 bā sà Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona) / Baza (town in Grenada, Spain) 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower 北斗 běi dǒu Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan syn 同乡 同鄉 tóng xiāng person from the same village, town, or province syn 故里 gù lǐ home town / native place syn 打车 打車 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town) / to hitch a lift 阿伦 阿倫 ā lún Aalen, town in Germany 埃弗顿 埃弗頓 āi fú dùn Everton (town in northwest England) / Everton soccer team 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn 乡里 鄉里 xiāng lǐ one's home town or village syn 市井 shì jǐng marketplace / town / the street (urban milieu) / the haunts of the common people syn 返乡 返鄉 fǎn xiāng to return to one's home town syn 集镇 集鎮 jí zhèn town syn 周庄 周莊 zhōu zhuāng Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction 城关镇 城關鎮 chéng guān zhèn Chengguan town (common place name) 市集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town syn 市镇 市鎮 shì zhèn small town syn 