From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「街談巷語」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「街談巷語」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
People’s discussions in the streets and alleys. Refers to public opinion. Same as “street talk”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiē tán xiàng yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gaai1 taam4 hong6/hong2 yu5
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