chat on the phone for hours; long phone conversation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat on the phone for a long time; to have a lengthy telephone conversation
informalOriginally from Cantonese dialect (煲粥 means to cook porridge, implying a slow, lengthy process). Now widely used in Mainland China to describe extended phone conversations, typically between friends, family, or romantic partners. Often implies intimacy or leisure.
Tā她
men们
liǎ俩
jīng经
cháng常
bāo煲
diàn电
huà话
zhōu粥
，
yī一
liáo聊
jiù就
shì是
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The two of them often chat on the phone for hours, easily talking for two hours at a time.
Bié别
bāo煲
diàn电
huà话
zhōu粥
le了
，
kuài快
shuì睡
jiào觉
ba吧
，
míng明
tiān天
hái还
yào要
shàng上
bān班
ne呢
。
Stop chatting on the phone and go to sleep; you have work tomorrow.
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Wǒ我
hé和
guī闺
mì蜜
bāo煲
le了
yī一
wǎn晚
shang上
de的
diàn电
huà话
zhōu粥
，
bǎ把
zuì最
jìn近
fā发
shēng生
de的
shì事
dōu都
liáo聊
le了
yī一
biàn遍
。
I chatted with my best friend on the phone all evening, going over everything that had happened recently.
Rè热
liàn恋
zhōng中
de的
qíng情
lǚ侣
zǒng总
ài爱
bāo煲
diàn电
huà话
zhōu粥
。
Couples in the throes of love always love to have long phone conversations.