old, trivial matters; stale talk
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
old, trivial matters; stale talk
informalA vivid idiom criticizing talk about irrelevant, outdated, or unimportant details.
Bié别
zǒng总
tí提
nà那
xiē些
chén陈
gǔ谷
zi子
làn烂
zhī芝
ma麻
le了
，
shuō说
shuō说
xiàn现
zài在
de的
shì事
ba吧
。
Stop bringing up all that old, trivial stuff; let's talk about current matters.
Wǒ我
men们
kāi开
huì会
shì是
wèi为
le了
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
，
bù不
shì是
lái来
tīng听
nǐ你
zhè这
xiē些
chén陈
gǔ谷
zi子
làn烂
zhī芝
ma麻
de的
。
We're holding this meeting to solve problems, not to listen to your stale talk.
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Mā妈
ma妈
hé和
ā阿
yí姨
liáo聊
tiān天
，
shuō说
de的
jìn尽
shì是
xiē些
chén陈
gǔ谷
zi子
làn烂
zhī芝
ma麻
de的
shì事
。
Mom and aunt were chatting, talking about nothing but old, trivial matters.
Fān翻
jiù旧
zhàng账
méi没
yì意
sī思
，
dōu都
shì是
xiē些
chén陈
gǔ谷
zi子
làn烂
zhī芝
ma麻
le了
。
It's pointless to dig up old grievances; it's all just stale, trivial stuff.