mass noun
gossip; idle talk
说长道短的闲谈。
no obj.
11.1report another's wrongdoing; tell tales
告密, 背后讲人坏话; 搬弄是非。
词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'falter， stammer'， also 'make meaningless sounds'， referring to a small child）： from Middle Flemish tatelen， tateren， of imitative origin.