讲闲话

Traditional form:

講閒話

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎngxiánhuà

Definitions:

• to gossip
• to make unfavorable comments

Characters:

• 讲 - talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain
• 闲 - fence, guard; to defend; idle time
• 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect

Traditional characters:

• 講 - talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain
• 閒 - leisure, idle time; tranquil, peaceful, calm
• 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect