個閒話

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	to talk casually; to chat; words of little importance to talk casually; to chat; words of little importance; casual words; digression
trad. (個閒話/個閑話)		個	閒話/閑話
simp. (个闲话)		个	闲话

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁰gheq ⁶ghe-gho; ⁰eq ⁶ghe-gho

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁰gheq ⁶ghe-gho; ⁰eq ⁶ghe-gho
    • MiniDict: 0gheh ghe^去 gho; 0eh ghe^去 gho
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁰hheq ³hhe-hho; ⁰eq ³hhe-hho
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦəʔ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/, /əʔ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/

Particle

個閒話 (Northern Wu)

1. optional particle put at the end of a conditional clause

   明朝落雨個閒話我勿去公園。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   明朝落雨个闲话我勿去公园。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶min-zau ⁸loq ⁶yu ⁰gheq ⁶ghe-gho ⁶ngu 勿-chi ¹kon-yoe [Wugniu]

   If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to the park.

2. used to indicate the topic

   • 禮拜日個閒話，我上半日有空 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     礼拜日个闲话，我上半日有空 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2020, ニューエクスピレスプラス　上海語, p. 120

     ⁶li-ba ⁸gniq ⁰gheq ⁶ghe-gho ⁶ngu ⁶zaon-boe-gniq ⁶iueu ⁸kon [Wugniu]

     As for Sunday, I'm free all morning.

Synonyms

• (Standard) 的話／的话 (dehuà)
• (Cantonese) 嘅話／嘅话