费话 (fèi huà) — to waste words; to talk nonsense; to say irrelevant things
Definition
费话 is a colloquial verb meaning 'to waste words' — nagging or rambling instead of getting to the point. Unlike 废话 (noun, 'nonsense/trivial talk'), 费话 emphasizes the act of speaking uselessly and is only spoken.
verb
to waste wordsto talk nonsenseto say irrelevant things
Examples
- ，！Nǐ fèi shén me huà, zhí jiē shuō zhòng diǎn!What nonsense are you talking? Just get to the point!
- 费话，。Bié fèi huà le, kuài zǒu ba.Stop wasting words, let's go.
- 费话，。Tā zǒng ài fèi huà, méi rén xiǎng tīng.He always likes to talk nonsense; no one wants to listen.
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