pillow talk; private spousal persuasion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
private words spoken by one spouse to another (usu. wife to husband) to exert influence; pillow talk
informalTypically implies the wife's private persuasion of the husband through intimate conversation. Often carries a connotation of manipulation or undue influence. Also known as 枕头风.
Tā他
zuì最
pà怕
lǎo老
po婆
chuī吹
zhěn枕
biān边
fēng风
。
He fears his wife's pillow talk the most.
Zhè这
shì事
kěn肯
dìng定
shì是
yǒu有
rén人
zài在
lǎo老
bǎn板
ěr耳
biān边
chuī吹
zhěn枕
biān边
fēng风
。
Someone definitely whispered this into the boss's ear.
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Tā她
zǒng总
shì是
gěi给
zhàng丈
fu夫
chuī吹
zhěn枕
biān边
fēng风
，
ràng让
tā他
tí提
bá拔
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dì弟
di弟
。
She always whispers in her husband's ear to promote her brother.
Zhěn枕
biān边
fēng风
bǐ比
zhèng正
shì式
jiàn建
yì议
gèng更
yǒu有
xiào效
。
Pillow talk is more effective than formal suggestions.