废话
fèihuàTraditional: 廢話
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Translation
nonsense, rubbish, idle talk
Word origin
A compound of 废 (fèi, waste, useless) and 话 (huà, speech), literally useless talk.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 废 (fèi, waste) + 话 (huà, speech)
Stroke order
废
话
Examples
，。
Stop talking rubbish and get to work.
篇章。
This article is all nonsense.
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I have no time to listen to your idle talk.
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Cut the waffle and get to the point.
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Everything he said was just rubbish.
废话 (fèihuà) means nonsense, rubbish, or idle talk that adds nothing. It is often used impatiently to tell someone to stop waffling and get to the point.
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