fèi​huà

to talk at length

  • created reference approved 费话/費話 → 废话/廢話 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話 fèi​huà

    废话 / 廢話 fèi​huà

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  • created reference approved 费话/費話 → 费口舌/費口舌 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話 fèi​huà

    费口舌 / 費口舌 fèi​kǒu​shé

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 费话/費話 → 费唇舌/費唇舌 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話 fèi​huà

    费唇舌 / 費唇舌 fèi​chún​shé

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 费话/費話 · fèi​huà · to talk at length — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話

    fèi​huà

    to talk at length

    To spend a lot of words talking; to waste one's breath.

    费, 话

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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  • created sense approved 费话/費話 · fèi​huà · nonsense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話

    fèi​huà

    nonsense

    Superfluous or irrelevant talk; words with no real meaning or value.

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · wasteful 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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  • created sense approved 费话/費話 · fèi​huà · No kidding! — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费话 / 費話

    fèi​huà

    No kidding!

    Used as a sarcastic interjection equivalent to "You don't say!" or "No kidding!".

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · wasteful 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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