三句话不离本行
sān​jù​huà​bù​lí​běn​háng

to talk shop

  • created sense approved 三句话不离本行/三句話不離本行 · sān​jù​huà​bù​lí​běn​háng · to talk shop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三句话不离本行 / 三句話不離本行

    sān​jù​huà​bù​lí​běn​háng

    to talk shop

    to talk shop all the time; to constantly steer the conversation back to one's own profession or business

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 句 (literal) → 句 · jù · [classifier] 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech 不离 (literal) → 不离/不離 · bù​lí · to not leave 本行 (literal) → 本行 · běn​háng · one's own profession

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    created sense