Definition
白话 (bái huà) as a verb is a colloquial term meaning 'to talk nonsense' or 'to babble'. It's often used with 瞎 (xiā) to emphasize that what someone is saying is baseless or trivial. This usage is separate from the noun sense meaning 'vernacular Chinese'.
v.
to talk nonsenseto speak idly or without substance
Examples
- ，白话。Nǐ bié tīng tā de, tā zǒng ài bái huà.Don't listen to him — he always talks nonsense.
- 白话。Tā hē le diǎn jiǔ jiù kāishǐ xiā bái huà.After drinking a little, he started babbling nonsense.
- 白话，。Bié bái huà le, kuài shuō zhèngshì.Stop talking nonsense and get to the point.
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