chat idly; shoot the breeze
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat idly; to shoot the breeze; to have a casual conversation
informalOriginated from Beijing dialect. Refers to casual, often long-winded conversation with no specific topic or purpose. The variant "砍大山" (kǎn dà shān) is also acceptable, reflecting a phonetic transliteration of the original dialect term.
Xià下
wǔ午
méi没
shì事
，
wǒ我
men们
jǐ几
gè个
jiù就
zài在
chá茶
guǎn馆
kǎn侃
dà大
shān山
。
We had nothing to do in the afternoon, so a few of us just shot the breeze at the tea house.
Tā他
tè特
bié别
néng能
kǎn侃
dà大
shān山
，
yī一
shuō说
jiù就
shì是
liǎng两
sān三
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He's really good at chatting idly; once he starts talking, it goes on for two or three hours.
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Bié别
guāng光
kǎn侃
dà大
shān山
le了
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
gàn干
huó活
ba吧
。
Stop just shooting the breeze and get to work.
Tā他
men们
yé爷
liǎ俩
r儿
zuò坐
nà那
r儿
kǎn砍
dà大
shān山
ne呢
。
The father and son are sitting there chatting idly.