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侃大山

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (侃大山)
simp. #(侃大山)
alternative forms 砍大山

Etymology

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Originated in Beijing and was written as "砍大山", but later, due to an etymological article from the 1990s with insufficient evidence, it was changed to "侃大山".[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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侃大山

  1. (colloquial) to chatter idly

References

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  1. ^ 胡明扬 (2003 January 1) ““续貂”两则”, in 咬文嚼字 (in Chinese), number 97, 上海: 上海文化出版社, pages 4-5