廢話

See also: 废话

Chinese
abolish; crippled
 
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (廢話) 廢 話
simp. (废话) 废 话

Pronunciation

Noun

廢話

  1. nonsense; rubbish; worthless words
    他說了半天，一點兒乾貨都沒有，全是廢話。 [MSC, trad.]
    他说了半天，一点儿干货都没有，全是废话。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shuō le bàntiān, yī diǎnr gānhuò dōu méiyǒu, quán shì fèihuà. [Pinyin]
    He was speaking for a long time. Not a bit of what he said was substantial; all of it was trash.
    把文章中廢話去掉 [MSC, trad.]
    把文章中废话去掉 [MSC, simp.]
    bǎ wénzhāng zhōng fèihuà qùdiào [Pinyin]
    to remove redundant words from the article
    「我們要想辦法處理這個問題。」「這不廢話嗎！誰不想解決問題？」 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    “我们要想办法处理这个问题。”“这不废话吗！谁不想解决问题？” [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    “Wǒmen yào xiǎng bànfa chùlǐ zhè ge wèntí.” “Zhè bu fèihuà ma! Shéi bùxiǎng jiějué wèntí?” [Pinyin]
    ‘We shall think up a solution to deal with this issue.’ ‘No kidding! Who doesn’t want an issue solved?’
    「你知道嗎？太陽只有白天才看得到。」「廢話！」 [MSC, trad.]
    “你知道吗？太阳只有白天才看得到。”“废话！” [MSC, simp.]
    “Nǐ zhīdào ma? Tàiyang zhǐyǒu báitiān cái kàn de dào.” “Fèihuà!” [Pinyin]
    ‘Do you know that the sun can only be seen in the daytime?’ ‘You don’t say!’

Synonyms

Verb

廢話

  1. to speak worthless words
    別廢話了！趕緊走吧！ [MSC, trad.]
    别废话了！赶紧走吧！ [MSC, simp.]
    Bié fèihuà le! Gǎnjǐn zǒu ba! [Pinyin]
    Cut the empty talk and go now!
    你跟那個人廢什麼話啊！這人可固執得很呢！ [MSC, trad.]
    你跟那个人废什么话啊！这人可固执得很呢！ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ gēn nèi ge rén fèi shénme huà a! Zhè rén kě gùzhi de hěn ne! [Pinyin]
    What do you speak in vain to that guy for (rhetorical)? They're quite stubborn!
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