交浅言深 in English jiao1 qian3 yan2 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

交 浅 言 深

Traditional Characters

交 淺 言 深

Pinyin

jiao1 qian3 yan2 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

交jiao1to hand over 浅qian3sound of moving water 言yan2words 深shen1old variant of 深[shen1]