Zhè jiàn chǒuwén yī chū, lìkè chéng le jiētán-xiàngyì de huàtí.
The moment the scandal broke, it became the talk of every street and alley.
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history
From Han-dynasty poet Zhang Heng's (张衡) 《西京赋》: 街谈巷议，弹射臧否 - 'Street talk and alley gossip critique what is good and bad.' Originally referred to popular political opinion.
usage
Refers to widespread informal discussion among ordinary people - neither praise nor condemnation by itself, though context often makes it sound like idle gossip.
