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交浅言深

jiāo qiǎn yán shēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
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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-dcca52cba4711225. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

交淺言深 交浅言深 [jiao1 qian3 yan2 shen1] /(idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers/

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Other forms in these source records: 交淺言深

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 浅
    jiān

    sound of moving water

    qiǎn

    shallow / light (color)

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

  • 深
    shēn

    (lit. and fig.) deep

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.