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侃大山

kǎn dàshān

“To chatter idly” in Chinese is 侃大山 (kǎn dàshān).

Meaning

  • to chatter idly
  • to gossip
  • to boast or brag

Example

消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。

The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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