How to Say ‘Busybody (gossiper)’ in Simplified Chinese
腿毛长
💬 Usage Tip: Translates to 'long leg hair'. Used to describe someone who meddles in others' affairs.
🇨🇳 In China: A quirky way to characterize nosiness, associating unnecessary length (in leg hair) with unwelcome attention.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
腿毛
[tuǐ máo]
leg hair
The hair that grows on the legs.
他总说自己腿毛长，实际上不然。
He always claims his leg hair is long, but it's not true.
长
[zhǎng]
long
Extended in space; not short.
他总是觉得自己腿毛长就特别得意。
He's always quite proud of having long leg hair.
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