handle for gossip; grounds for ridicule
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
handle for gossip; grounds for ridicule; something one says that can be used against them
dialectA colloquial Northern Chinese variant of 话柄 (huàbǐng), often used in informal contexts to refer to a remark or mistake that others can use to mock or criticize the speaker later.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
，
shēng生
pà怕
là落
xià下
huà话
bà把
r儿
。
He always speaks very carefully, afraid of leaving something that could be used against him later.
Nǐ你
zhè这
me么
shuō说
，
bù不
shì是
gěi给
rén人
jiā家
sòng送
huà话
bà把
r儿
ma吗
？
By saying that, aren't you just handing them ammunition to use against you?
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hòu后
lái来
chéng成
le了
tóng同
shì事
men们
qǔ取
xiào笑
tā他
de的
huà话
bà把
r儿
。
This matter later became a running joke among his colleagues to tease him with.