Definition
说闲话 is a separable verb-object phrase (离合词) meaning 'to gossip' or 'to talk idly about others behind their backs'. The verb 说 and the object 闲话 can be split — you can insert a person (说某人的闲话), a quantity (说了很多闲话), or an aspect marker (说过闲话) between them. One example of the split pattern: 他总在背后说我的闲话. Note: the input pinyin 'shuì' appears to be a typo; the standard pronunciation is shuō xián huà.
v.o.
to gossipto tattleto talk idly about others
Examples
- 说闲话。Tā zǒng xǐhuan zài bèihòu shuì.He always likes to gossip behind people's backs.
- ，。Bié shuì le, zhuānxīn gōngzuò ba.Stop gossiping and focus on your work.
- ，。Tā dàochù shuō biérén de xiánhuà, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.She gossips about everyone everywhere, so nobody likes her.
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