indulgein empty gossip about one’s neighbours ❍ 今天他破例上门来，又来得很早，一直蹲在锅头边和他的老嫂子、老侄媳妇，～，聊闲天； …… (王汶石《风雪之夜》193) He had arrived early and had been squatting by the cooking stove indulging in empty gossip about his neighbours with his sister-in-law and nephew’s wife…