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Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
xian2 hua4	haan4 wa2, wa6	haan4 waa2, waa6	digression / gossip / complaint / scandal

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
閒 Learn more	xian2			variant of 閑\|闲, idle / unoccupied / leisure / free time
閒 Learn more	xian2	haan4	haan4	variant of 閑\|闲, idle/unoccupied/leisure/free time
話 Learn more	hua4	wa2, wa6	waa2, waa6	dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said

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Traditional	Pinyin	Used for
段	duan4	stories, periods of time, lengths of thread

He dishes the dirt on his buddies.

Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.

He wrote a chatty letter to his wife.

Their scandalous affair has really set tongues wagging.

If anyone made any more snide remarks he would beat him up.

They were gossipy and not always discreet.

The two brothers remained to chat with their stepmother.

What set tongues wagging was the age difference between the two partners.

It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.

"And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."

Phonetics:	ni3	nǐ
Tone colors (āáǎàa):	off	on