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 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 流言 liú yán rumor / gossip / to spread rumors syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 liú yán fēi yǔ rumors and slanders (idiom) / gossip / lies and slanders syn 说三道四 說三道四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom) / to criticize / gossip syn 小道消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xi hearsay / gossip syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 道听途说 道聽途說 dào tīng tú shuō gossip / hearsay / rumor syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 闲言碎语 閑言碎語 xián yán suì yǔ idle gossip / irrelevant nonsense / slanderous rumor 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech / spoken language / vernacular language / slander / gossip / CL:門|门[men2] 嚼舌 jiáo shé to gossip / to argue unnecessarily syn 话柄 話柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision syn 女同胞 nǚ tóng bāo woman / female / female compatriot 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 女选手 女選手 nǚ xuǎn shǒu female contestant / female athlete 人言可畏 rén yán kě wèi gossip is a fearful thing (idiom) syn 唠嗑 嘮嗑 lào kē (dialect) to chat / to gossip 蜚语 蜚語 fēi yǔ groundless rumor / unfounded gossip 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 瓜 guā melon / gourd / squash / (slang) a piece of gossip syn 唠 嘮 lào to gossip / to chat (dialect) syn 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line 花边新闻 花邊新聞 huā biān xīn wén media gossip / sensational news 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 拾零 shí líng to pick up bits / to collect scrap material / tidbits / gleanings (used as gossip) 街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng yì (idiom) town gossip / streetcorner conversations 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 女 nǚ female / woman / daughter syn 女性 nǚ xìng woman / the female sex syn 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl / female student / girl 女子 nǚ zǐ woman / female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 巫婆 wū pó witch / sorceress / female shaman syn 女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant / maid syn 女佣 女傭 nǚ yōng (female) maid syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 女伴 nǚ bàn female companion 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 表亲 表親 biǎo qīn cousin (via female line) 外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line syn 多利 duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌性 cí xìng female 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife syn 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 艺妓 藝妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] syn 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 阿兰 阿蘭 ā lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name) 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 女色 nǚ sè female charms / femininity syn 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 发情期 發情期 fā qíng qī the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals) 女犯 nǚ fàn female offender in imperial China (old) 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 老鸨 老鴇 lǎo bǎo female brothel keeper syn 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 螺母 luó mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 螺帽 luó mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 不孕症 bù yùn zhèng female infertility syn 白虎 bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia 裙带 裙帶 qún dài waistband of a skirt / (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 蟹黄 蟹黃 xiè huáng the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy) 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 师妹 師妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera syn 农妇 農婦 nóng fù peasant woman (in former times) / female farm worker syn 打工妹 dǎ gōng mèi young female worker 童女 tóng nǚ virgin female syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 女歌手 nǚ gē shǒu female singer 伊人 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4] 艺伎 藝伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4] 学妹 學妹 xué mèi junior or younger female schoolmate 管家婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody syn 林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe 舞娘 舞孃 wǔ niáng female dancer 女主人公 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist 女将 女將 nǚ jiàng female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise syn 李清照 lǐ qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet 