| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word |   |
| 聊天 |  liáo tiān | to chat / to gossip | |
| 嚼舌 | jiáo shé | to gossip / to argue unnecessarily | |
| 唠嗑 | lào kē | (dialect) to chat / to gossip | |
| 摆龙门阵 | bǎi lóng mén zhèn | (dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn | |
| 唠 | lào | to gossip / to chat (dialect) | |
| 说长道短 | shuō cháng dào duǎn | lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip | |
| 论长道短 | lùn cháng dào duǎn | lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip | |
| 东家长西家短 | dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn | to gossip (idiom) | |
| 传三过四 | chuán sān guò sì | to spread rumors / to gossip | |
| 侃大山 | kǎn dà shān | to chatter idly / to gossip / to boast or brag | |
| 噏 | xī | to gossip / to babble (Cantonese) | |
| 嚼舌根 | jiáo shé gēn | to gossip / to argue unnecessarily | |
| 烂舌头 | làn shé tóu | to gossip / to blab / a blab-mouth | |
| 讲闲话 | jiǎng xián huà | to gossip / to make unfavorable comments | |
| 嚼舌头 | jiáo shé tóu | to gossip / to argue unnecessarily | |
| 拉呱 | lā gua | (dialect) to chat / to gossip | |
| 说闲话 | shuō xián huà | to chat / to gossip | |
| 喇赛 | lā sài | (Tw) (slang) to chat idly / to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái]) | |
