topic;  subject;  much talked about;  topical;  in the news
 telephone call;  speaking over the telephone;  (Internet) voice call;  counter for telephone calls of a set duration
 dialogue;  discussion;  conversation;  interaction
 talk;  conversation;  dialogue
 everyday conversation;  day-to-day conversation
 folk tale;  folktale;  folk story;  folklore
 secret story;  unknown episode
 reception (telephone);  listening (to a telephone)
 quiet conversation;  gossiping;  idle talk
 anecdote;  brief (comic) story
 speaker;  narrator;  speaker (of a language)
 night chat;  tale told at night;  evening tea party (starting around 6pm);  book of informal essays
 lovers talk;  sweet nothings
 quiet conversation;  gossiping;  idle talk
 similar story;  variant tale
 one's own account (of something);  account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand
 one's own account (of something);  account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand
 anecdote;  tidbit;  gossip;  little-known story
 direct (telephone) line;  direct dialing
 (the art of) storytelling
 confabulation;  fabrication
 conversing from the heart;  love story
 small talk;  gossip;  spoken language;  colloquial expression
 Standard Chinese;  Modern Standard Mandarin;  Putonghua
 good story;  beautiful story;  heartwarming story
 retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)
 classified telephone directory
 (a) short story;  short-story writer
 subscribed telephone;  subscription telephone
 intra-city telephone call;  local call
 intercom;  intercommunication system
 (telephone) call forwarding;  call diversion
 coming to talk;  conversation one came (to a place) to have
 self-contained (of a story)
 round table meeting or talks
 Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty);  Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
 talking to oneself;  conducting a monologue
 heartbreaking story;  tragic tale
 conversation on worldly affairs;  chat about everyday life (business)