废话
fèi huàㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: PHẾ THOẠI
Traditional: 廢話
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun)
nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
Quite blunt; avoid it with elders or superiors.
Examples
别说废话了，快点儿干活。
bié shuō fèi huà le, kuài diǎn ér gàn huó.
Stop talking nonsense and get to work.
他的文章里废话太多。
tā de wén zhāng lǐ fèi huà tài duō.
His article is full of padding.
“你饿吗？”“废话，我一天没吃饭了！”
“nǐ è ma?” “fèi huà, wǒ yì tiān méi chī fàn le!”
"Are you hungry?" "Obviously, I haven't eaten all day!"
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Stroke order
PHẾ · 8 strokes
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste
THOẠI · 8 strokes
dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said