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閒談

閒談

See also: 闲谈

Chinese

		idle; interstice; separate	to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; (surname)
trad. (閒談/閑談)		閒/閑	談
simp. (闲谈)		闲	谈

Verb

閒談

to chat

Synonyms

聊天 (liáotiān)
攀談／攀谈 (pāntán)
談天／谈天 (tántiān)
閒聊／闲聊 (xiánliáo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiántán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haan⁴ taam⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàn-thàm
Min Nan (POJ): hân-tâm / êng-tâm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiántán
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyantanr
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haan⁴ taam⁴
  - Yale: hàahn tàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haan⁴ taam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːn²¹ tʰɑːm²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàn-thàm
  - Hakka Romanization System: hanˇ tamˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: han² tam²
  - IPA: /han¹¹ tʰam¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hân-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: hân-tâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: handaam
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /han²⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /han¹³⁻²² tam¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-tâm
  - Tâi-lô: îng-tâm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: engdaam
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tam²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² tam¹³/