gossip

a long and minute statement - cháng piān dà lùn

Melting the past and casting the present - róng gǔ zhù jīn

Be distracted - rǎn shén luàn zhì

Fly and ant - yíng cuán yǐ fù

a state of ceremonies - lǐ yí zhī bāng

not allow others to put in a word - bù róng zhì huì

Three steps and two feet - sān bù liǎng jiǎo

raise children to provide against old age - yǎng ér fáng lǎo

suck the lifeblood of - qiāo gāo xī suǐ

white terror - bái sè kǒng bù