话不投机半句多
huà​bù​tóu​jī​bàn​jù​duō

disagreeable talk is a waste of breath

  1. 话不投机 話不投機 huà​bù​tóu​jī
    not on the same wavelength
    (idiom) unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye; to be at loggerheads with someone due to differing opinions
  2. 半 bàn
    very little
    (bound form) a tiny amount; the least bit
  3. 句 jù measure word
    [classifier]
    Used for sentences, lines of poetry, or brief remarks.
  4. 多 duō adverbadjective
    too much
    excessive; unnecessary; over-