chat; shoot the breeze
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat; to shoot the breeze; to chew the fat
informalPrimarily used in Northeastern Chinese dialect. Often takes the erhua suffix as '唠嗑儿'. Can be used as a separable verb (e.g., 唠了会儿嗑). Typically implies casual, friendly conversation about everyday matters.
Méi没
shì事
de的
shí时
hou候
，
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
jiù就
còu凑
zài在
yī一
kuài块
r儿
lào唠
kē嗑
。
When there's nothing to do, a few people get together to chat.
Zuó昨
tiān天
wǒ我
gēn跟
wǒ我
dà大
gē哥
lào唠
le了
huìr会
kē儿
嗑
。
Yesterday I chatted with my older brother for a while.
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Lǎo老
tài太
tai太
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
zuò坐
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
lào唠
jiā家
cháng常
。
The old ladies like sitting at the doorway chatting about family matters.
Zán咱
men们
zhǎo找
gè个
dì地
fang方
lào唠
lao唠
kē嗑
ba吧
。
Let's find a place to have a chat.