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 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 流言 liú yán rumor / gossip / to spread rumors syn 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 长舌妇 長舌婦 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody syn 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 话柄 話柄 huà bǐng a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision syn 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 瓜 guā melon / gourd / squash / (slang) a piece of gossip syn 唠 嘮 lào to gossip / to chat (dialect) syn 空穴来风 空穴來風 kōng xué lái fēng lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom) / fig. unfounded (story) / baseless (claim) syn 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 闲言闲语 閒言閒語 xián yán xián yǔ idle gossip syn 口实 口實 kǒu shí food / salary (old) / a pretext / a cause for gossip syn 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip syn 不见经传 不見經傳 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn not found in the classics (idiom) / unknown / unfounded / not authoritative syn 詗 xiòng clever / to gossip / to spy 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) 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 心眼多 xīn yǎn duō to have unfounded doubts / overconcerned 妄断 妄斷 wàng duàn to jump to an unfounded conclusion 荒谬无稽 荒謬無稽 huāng miù wú jī completely ridiculous and unfounded 扣屎盔子 kòu shǐ kuī zi (northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement / fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations / to vilify 讹传 訛傳 é chuán unfounded rumor / to pass on a mistaken belief to others 没影 沒影 méi yǐng to vanish / to be nowhere to be found / unfounded (story) 求锤得锤 求錘得錘 qiú chuí dé chuí (neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied 閒话 閒話 xián huà gossip 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 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 烂舌头 爛舌頭 làn shé tóu to gossip / to blab / a blab-mouth 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) 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 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 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 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]) 