created reference approved 清谈/清談 → 玄谈/玄談 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
清谈 / 清談 qīngtán
玄谈 / 玄談 xuántán
same_as
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created sense approved 清谈/清談 · qīngtán · pure talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
清谈 / 清談
qīngtán
pure talk
Originally referring to the philosophical discourse on Daoist metaphysics during the Wei and Jin dynasties; in modern use, refers to impractical or empty talk that avoids reality
清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · simple 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk
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created sense approved 清谈/清談 · qīngtán · to chat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
清谈 / 清談
qīngtán
to chat
(literary) To engage in high-minded conversation, light intellectual chat, or polite social talk
清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · quiet 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk
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created sense approved 清谈/清談 · qīngtán · your conversation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
清谈 / 清談
qīngtán
your conversation
A polite or honorific reference to the speech or ideas of others
清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · distinct 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · [what is said]
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