zhǔ​tán

to chat informally

  • created reference approved 麈谈/麈談 → 清谈/清談 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    麈谈 / 麈談 zhǔ​tán

    清谈 / 清談 qīng​tán

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 麈谈/麈談 · zhǔ​tán · to chat informally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    麈谈 / 麈談

    zhǔ​tán

    to chat informally

    (literary) To talk or chat informally; named after the horsetail whisk used by famous scholars during the Wei and Jin dynasties when engaging in refined conversation, known as [[清谈|清談|qing1 tan2]]

    麈 (literal) → 麈 · zhǔ · fly-whisk 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk

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