mián​hua​diàn​zháo​huǒ

nothing more to talk about

Senses

棉花店着火/ 棉花店著火 mián​hua​diàn​zháo​huǒ nothing more to talk about

Literally "a cotton shop on fire," this is a punning expression meaning there is nothing left to talk about. The pun relies on the word 谈 tán sounding like 弹 tán. If the cotton shop burns down, there is no more cotton to fluff, hence "no 弹 tán" is used to mean "no 谈 tán."

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