# 閒話
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiánhuà
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haan$^4$ waa$^{6-2}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hàn-fa
    (Hailu, HRS): han fa$^ˇ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xie$^1$ hua$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): êng-ōe / ûiⁿ-ōe / êng-ōa
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$ghe-gho$_6$ / $^2$ghe-gho$_6$ / $^2$yen-wa$_6$ / $^6$ghae$_2$-wo$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiánhuà
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siánhuà
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^2$-hua$^4$
*** Yale: syán-hwà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanhuah
*** Palladius: сяньхуа (sjanʹxua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haan$^4$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: hàahn wá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haan$^4$ waa$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: han$^4$ wa$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːn²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàn-fa
*** Hakka Romanization System: han$^ˇ$ fa
*** Hagfa Pinyim: han$^2$ fa$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /han¹¹ fa⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: han fa$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /han⁵⁵ fa¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xie$^1$ hua$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕie¹¹ xua⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: îng-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: eng'oe
*** IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ue²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²³⁻³³ ue³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûiⁿ-ōe
*** Tâi-lô: uînn-uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: vui'oe
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /uĩ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: êng-ōa
*** Tâi-lô: îng-uā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: eng'oa
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ¹³⁻²² ua²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ghe-gho$_6$
*** MiniDict: ghe$^去$ gho$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhe-hho$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou, Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^2$ghe-gho$_6$
*** MiniDict: ghe$^平$ gho$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ɦe²² ɦo³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /ɦe¹³ ɦo³¹/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$yen-wa$_6$
*** MiniDict: yen$^平$ wa$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ɦiẽ̞²² ɦua³⁴/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ghae$_2$-wo$_6$
*** MiniDict: ghae$^平$ wo$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦɛ²² ɦuo⁴⁴/

### Verb

閒話
* (literary) to talk casually; to chat

#### Derived terms

* 閒話家常 / 闲话家常 (xiánhuàjiācháng)

### Noun

閒話
* words of little importance; casual words; digression
* gossip; rumour; word on the street
* (Sujiahu Wu, Tiaoxi Wu and Yongjiang Wu) words; speech
    講閒話／讲闲话 [Shanghainese] ― $^5$kaon $^6$ghe-gho [Wugniu] ― to speak (lit. to say words)
    閒話一句／闲话一句 [Wenzhounese] ― an instant response (lit. a single utterance)
       $^3$hau-ghe$_2$-gho$_6$ $^1$chieu-ghe$_2$-gho$_6$ $^2$ze $^5$iau $^1$thin-keq [Wugniu]
       You have to listen to all the words they have to say, be it good or not.
* (Sujiahu Wu, Tiaoxi Wu and Yongjiang Wu) language; dialect
    上海閒話／上海闲话 [Shanghainese] ― $^6$zaon-he $^6$ghe-gho [Wugniu] ― Shanghainese
    蘇州閒話／苏州闲话 [Shanghainese] ― $^1$su-tseu $^6$ghe-gho [Wugniu] ― Suzhounese
    法國閒話／法国闲话 [Shanghainese] ― $^7$faq-koq $^6$ghe-gho [Wugniu] ― the French language

#### Synonyms

* (words of little importance): 閒天／闲天 (xiántiān)
* (gossip): 八卦 (bāguà), (Sichuan) 空話／空话
* (words): 話／话 (huà)
* (dialect, language):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 話, 話兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 話 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 話 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 話 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 事 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 話 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 話 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 話 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 話 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 說話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changshu | 說話 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Taicang | 閒話 |
| Wu | Nantong (Tongzhou) | 說話 |
| Wu | Qidong | 談話 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 說話 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 閒話 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 閒話 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 閒話 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Liyang | 話 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 話 |
| Wu | Yixing | 話 |
| Wu | Danyang | 說話 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 說話 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 話 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 閒話 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 話 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 話 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 閒話 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changxing | 閒話 |
| Wu | Anji | 閒話 |
| Wu | Deqing | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 話語 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 說話 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 說話 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 說話 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 說話 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 談頭 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 談頭 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 說話 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 說話 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 說話 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 閒話 |
| Wu | Cixi | 閒話 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 話 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 話 |
| Wu | Xianju | 話 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 話 |
| Wu | Linhai | 話 |
| Wu | Wenling | 話 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 話 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 話 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 話 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 話 |
| Wu | Longgang | 話 |
| Wu | Cangnan (Jinxiang) | 話 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 話 |
| Wu | Taishun | 話 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 話 |
| Wu | Lishui | 話 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 話 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 話 |
| Wu | Wuyi (Liucheng) | 話 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 話 |
| Wu | Songyang (Gushi) | 話 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 話 |
| Wu | Jingning | 話 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 話 |
| Wu | Longquan | 話 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Suichang | 話 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 腔 |
| Wu | Changshan | 腔 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 話 |
| Wu | Longyou | 說話 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 話 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 話 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 話 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 話 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 話 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 話 |
| Wu | Pan'an | 話 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 話 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 話 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 腔 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 腔 |
| Wu | Yushan | 腔 |
| Wu | Xuancheng (Yanchi) | 話 |
| Wu | Xuancheng (Jinpai) | 話 |
| Wu | Wuhu (Liulang) | 話 |
| Wu | Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an) | 話 |
| Wu | Jingxian (Zhaji) | 話 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 腔 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 話 |

#### Derived terms

* 上海閒話 / 上海闲话
* 北京閒話 / 北京闲话
* 吃閒話 / 吃闲话
* 廣東閒話 / 广东闲话
* 普通閒話 / 普通闲话
* 溫州閒話 / 温州闲话
* 罵人閒話 / 骂人闲话
* 蘇州閒話 / 苏州闲话
* 詖閒話 / 诐闲话 (Teochew)
* 說閒話 / 说闲话
* 講閒話 / 讲闲话