三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
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1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
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1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
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2 without demur
句句实话
jù jù shí huà
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1 to speak honestly (idiom)
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
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1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
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2 portentous signs
无话不谈
wú huà bù tán
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1 not to hold anything back (idiom)
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2 (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
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1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
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1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
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2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
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1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
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2 to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
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1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
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2 to be an armchair expert
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3 to blabber on
听话听声,锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
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1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
船到码头,车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
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1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
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2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
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1 the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
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1 when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
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1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
话多不甜
huà duō bù tián
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1 too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
说来话长
shuō lái huà cháng
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1 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
长话短说
cháng huà duǎn shuō
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1 to make a long story short (idiom)
闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng
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1 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
电光朝露
diàn guāng zhāo lù
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1 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
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2 impermanent