谈天说地 (tán tiān shuō dì) — to talk about everything under the sun; to have a wide-ranging chat
Definition
An idiom meaning to chat freely about any topic, with no fixed subject. Close in meaning to 聊天, but 谈天说地 sounds more literary and emphasizes the wide, casual range of topics.
idiom
to talk about everything under the sunto have a wide-ranging chat
Examples
- ，谈天说地。Lǎo péng you jiàn miàn, zuì ài tán tiān shuō dì.Old friends meeting each other love to chat about everything.
- 谈天说地，。Wǒ men yì biān hē chá yì biān tán tiān shuō dì, liáo le liǎng gè xiǎo shí.We chatted about everything while drinking tea, and talked for two hours.
- 谈天说地，。Tā men zuò zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng tán tiān shuō dì, bù zhī bù jué tiān dū hēi le.They sat on a park bench chatting about everything, and before they knew it, it was dark.
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