嚼舌 (jiáo) — to gossip, to spread rumors; to argue meaninglessly or engage in pointless debate
Definition
嚼舌 is a colloquial verb for petty, often useless talk — either gossiping behind people's backs or arguing pointlessly. The 嚼…舌 frame is a separable verb: insert objects like 嚼什么舌 ('what are you gossiping about?') or measure words like 嚼了半天舌.
verb
to gossipto spread rumorsto argue meaninglessly or engage in pointless debate
Examples
- 嚼舌，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài bèi hòu jiáo, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.She always likes to gossip behind people's backs, and nobody likes her.
- ？。Nǐ jiáo shén me shé? wǒ gēn běn méi shuō guò nà zhǒng huà.What are you gossiping about? I never said that kind of thing.
- ，。Tā men wèi zhè ge wèn tí jiáo le bàn tiān shé, hái shì méi jié guǒ.They argued endlessly about this problem for ages and still got no result.
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