about some insignificant matters
Good or bad comments. From miscellany of three days
Idiom explanation
[idiom]: a long way to talk about a short way [Pinyin]: D à och á NGL à NDU à n à [explanation]: it refers to whether a comment is good or bad.
Idioms and allusions
[source]: Ding Ling's miscellany of three days: "the sound of the car's rotation is disturbing. People are talking about long and short stories around. The dolls are running around, shouting for their mother, laughing and making a scene."
Discrimination of words
Like a woman, he likes to talk about merits and demerits. [pinyin code]: DCLD [synonym]: gossip [antonym]: no comment [lantern riddle]: nagging [usage]: as predicate and object; refers to comment
about some insignificant matters
to talk freely without being awed in the presence of the high and mighty - mén shī ér tán
Three fists are not equal to four hands - sān quán bù dí sì shǒu
a few isolated words and phrases - piàn yán zhǐ yǔ