make irresponsible comments; gossip
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to make irresponsible comments; to gossip about others; to make random criticisms
derogatoryTypically used in a derogatory sense to describe someone who makes casual, inappropriate, or excessive comments about others, often behind their backs. Often used in the structure '对/对...说三道四'.
Bù不
yào要
zài在
bèi背
hòu后
duì对
bié别
rén人
shuō说
sān三
dào道
sì四
。
Don't gossip about others behind their backs.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
rèn认
zhēn真
，
cóng从
bù不
pà怕
bié别
rén人
shuō说
sān三
dào道
sì四
。
He works conscientiously and never fears what others might say about him.
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Nǐ你
zhěng整
tiān天
wú无
suǒ所
shì事
shì事
，
zhǐ只
huì会
duì对
bié别
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
shuō说
sān三
dào道
sì四
。
You do nothing all day and only know how to gossip about other people's lives.