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閒話家常 (haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4) — chat; chit-chat; small talk; ordinary conversation [Syn.] 家常話 in Cantonese

haanˎ₄閒waaˍ₆話gaaˉ¹家soengˎ₄常
简 闲话家常
Mandarin Pinyin: xian2 hua4 jia1 chang2

Meaning of 閒話家常

nounchat; chit-chat; small talk; ordinary conversation [Syn.] 家常話

Characters in 閒話家常

閒haan4
bored (note 2)
話waa6
talk; speak; tell
家gaa1
classifier for firms or other enterprises
常soeng4
long; lasting; permanent (jobs, etc.); eternal

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