gossip
US
UK gossip n: (informal talk about others)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
SC 闲聊 xián tán，xián liáo
SC 八卦 xián tán，bā guà
They spend more time on gossip than on work.
他们花在闲聊上的时间比工作多。
gossip n: (rumor)
SC 流言蜚语 liú yán fēi yǔ
TC 流言蜚語
TC 流言蜚語
SC 道听途说 liú yán fēi yǔ ，dào tīng tú shuō
SC 小道消息 liú yán fēi yǔ ，xiǎo dào xiāo xī
Don't believe all the gossip that you hear.
别相信所有的流言蜚语。
gossip n: countable (informal conversation about others)
SC 闲聊 xián liáo
SC 闲话 xián liáo，xián huà
The two sisters get together every Friday for a cup of tea and a gossip.
这两姐妹每周五都聚在一起喝茶闲聊。
gossip, gossiper, gossipper n: ([sb] who gossips)
SC 传播流言蜚语之人 chuán bō liú yán fēi yǔ zhī rén
SC 喜欢八卦的人 chuán bō liú yán fēi yǔ zhī rén，xǐ huān bā guà de rén
She was a dreadful gossip.
她这人特别喜欢八卦，很讨厌。
gossip vi: (talk maliciously about people)
SC 八卦 bā guà
SC 说长道短 bā guà，shuō cháng dào duǎn
TC 說長道短
TC 說長道短
SC 传闲话
I don't like people who gossip.
我不喜欢传闲话的人。
gossip about [sb] vi + prep: (talk maliciously about people)
SC 说长道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn
TC 說長道短
TC 說長道短
SC 散布小道消息 shuō cháng dào duǎn，sàn bù xiǎo dào xiāo xī
SC 八卦 shuō cháng dào duǎn，bā guà
They were gossiping about the family downstairs.
他们在说楼下那家人的闲话。
gossip vi: (talk informally)
SC 闲聊 xián liáo
The elderly ladies liked to gather on the street corner to gossip.
上了年纪的妇人们喜欢聚在街头巷角闲聊。
gossip column n: (newspaper: celebrity news article) (杂志)
SC 花边栏目，流言志，八卦杂谈 huā biān lán mù，liú yán zhì，bā guà zá tán
Sheila writes a gossip column for a tabloid newspaper.
idle gossip n: (unfounded speculation)
SC 没有事实依据的推测 méi yǒu shì shí yī jù de tuī cè
I've heard it said that their marriage is in trouble, but I think that's just idle gossip.
idle gossip n: (chitchat, discussion of trivia)
SC 无聊的闲扯 wú liáo de xián chě
SC 流言蜚语 wú liáo de xián chě，liú yán fēi yǔ
TC 流言蜚語
TC 流言蜚語
SC 蜚短流长 wú liáo de xián chě，fēi duǎn liú cháng
item of gossip n: (rumour)
SC 流言 liú yán
I heard an interesting item of gossip while I was in the post office this morning.
malicious gossip n: (unkind rumours)
SC 恶毒的流言蜚语 è dú de liú yán fēi yǔ
Whatever you've heard about my sex life is just malicious gossip.
rumormonger, gossipmonger (US), rumour-monger, gossip-monger (UK) n: informal (person who spreads gossip)
SC 传播流言者
Don't listen to all those rumour-mongers in the canteen.