白话 (bái huà) — to talk nonsense; to speak idly or without substance
Definition
Spoken sense: to talk idly or babble nonsense. Note: this verb meaning differs from 文言 — it is not the language-style noun 'vernacular Chinese' but an informal 'talk rubbish' usage.
verb
to talk nonsenseto speak idly or without substance
Examples
- ，白话。Nǐ bié tīng tā de, tā zǒng ài bái huà.Don't listen to him — he always talks nonsense.
- 白话。Tā hē le diǎn jiǔ jiù kāi shǐ xiā bái huà.After drinking a little, he started babbling nonsense.
- 白话，。Bié bái huà le, kuài shuō zhèng shì.Stop talking nonsense and get to the point.
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