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谈资

tán zīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sth that people like to chat about / topic of idle conversation
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a8dea488d2130823. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

談資 谈资 [tan2 zi1] /sth that people like to chat about/topic of idle conversation/

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Other forms in these source records: 談資

  • 谈
    tán

    to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss

    Tán

    surname Tan

  • 资
    zī

    resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.