noun
worldly chat; everyday conversation
A yojijukugo referring to casual talk about everyday matters or worldly affairs. Rare and somewhat literary; not used in modern everyday speech.
彼らは俗談平話に花を咲かせた。
They enjoyed a lively chat about everyday matters.
世間話 is the common modern word for casual conversation about everyday life, while 俗談平話 is a rare, literary yojijukugo with a similar meaning.
A yojijukugo composed of 俗 (common, worldly), 談 (talk), 平 (ordinary, flat), and 話 (story, talk). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a typical four-character pattern for describing mundane conversation.