Idioms are a fun way to improve Chinese. Let’s look at: 「街談巷議」.

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Here, we present the idiom 「街談巷議」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

People’s discussions in the streets and alleys. Refers to public opinion.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiē tán xiàng yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gaai1 taam4 hong6/hong2 yi5

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