耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk syn 粉笔 粉筆 fěn bǐ chalk / CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4] 白粉 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin syn 白垩 白堊 bái è chalk 板沟 板溝 bǎn gōu chalkboard ledge / whiteboard ledge / chalk tray (at the foot of a blackboard) / whiteboard marker tray 大白 dà bái to be revealed / to come out (of the truth) / chalk (for whitening walls) / (old) wine cup / (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白) syn 镁粉 鎂粉 měi fěn magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc) / (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc 口嗨 kǒu hāi (Internet slang) to talk a big game / to be all talk and no action 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 谈话 談話 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 打官腔 dǎ guān qiāng to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 妄说 妄說 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk 言不及义 言不及義 yán bù jí yì to talk nonsense (idiom) / frivolous talk syn 打官话 打官話 dǎ guān huà to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 瞎扯蛋 xiā chě dàn to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense 唊 jiá (old) to talk recklessly / to talk nonsense / talkative 讘 niè (old) to talk a lot / to talk nonsense / also pr. [zhe2] 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 多栽花少栽刺 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks 有色无胆 有色無膽 yǒu sè wú dǎn to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it / to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it / to be all talk and no action 说东道西 說東道西 shuō dōng dào xī to chat about this and that / to talk about anything and everything syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 笑语 笑語 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk syn 牛皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk syn 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 数落 數落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on syn 谈笑风生 談笑風生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě to talk about this and that (idiom) / to ramble incoherently syn 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis) syn 叨唠 叨嘮 dāo lao to be chattersome / to talk on and on without stopping / to nag syn 吣 唚 qìn to vomit (of dogs and cats) / to rail against / to talk nonsense syn 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì to talk about this and that (idiom) / to ramble incoherently 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 开弓不放箭 開弓不放箭 kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom) / fig. to bluff / to be all talk and no action / false bravado 瑱 tiàn (literary) jade pendants attached to an official hat and hanging beside each ear, symbolizing refusal to listen to malicious talk / (literary) to fill up 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò (idiom) to be all talk and no action / to preach what one does not practice 刺刺不休 cì cì bù xiū to talk incessantly / to chatter on and on syn 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom) / to talk too much 丧梆 喪梆 sàng bāng cold and offensive (talk or manner) 款语移时 款語移時 kuǎn yǔ yí shí to talk slowly and in depth (idiom) 磨破嘴皮子 mó pò zuǐ pí zi to wear out one's lips (idiom) / to talk until one is blue in the face / to repeat again and again 放空炮 fàng kōng pào (lit.) to fire blank shots / (fig.) to be all talk and no action / to shoot one's mouth off / to make empty promises syn 光说不练 光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] 只说不做 只說不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò to be all talk and no action syn 杨澜 楊瀾 yáng lán Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess 谈古论今 談古論今 tán gǔ lùn jīn to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything syn 天南地北 tiān nán - dì běi (idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places / from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 对话 對話 duì huà to talk (with sb) / dialogue / conversation syn 说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for 讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn 谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about syn 议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about 自言自语 自言自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 讲到 講到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat syn 胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel syn 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 谈及 談及 tán jí to talk about / to mention 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 说上 說上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk 