閒話家常

Chinese

		to talk casually; to chat; words of little importance to talk casually; to chat; words of little importance; casual words; digression	daily trivial affairs within a family; small talk; chit-chat
trad. (閒話家常)		閒話	家常
simp. (闲话家常)		闲话	家常

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánhuàjiācháng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haan⁴ waa⁶ gaa¹ soeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiánhuàjiācháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siánhuàjiacháng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-hua⁴-chia¹-chʻang²
    • Yale: syán-hwà-jyā-cháng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanhuahjiacharng
    • Palladius: сяньхуацзячан (sjanʹxuaczjačan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haan⁴ waa⁶ gaa¹ soeng⁴
    • Yale: hàahn wah gā sèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haan⁴ waa⁶ gaa¹ soeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: han⁴ wa⁶ ga¹ sêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːn²¹ waː²² kaː⁵⁵ sœːŋ²¹/

Idiom

閒話家常

1. to chit-chat about daily life