话柄

liú huà bǐng

留话柄

leave behind a subject for ridicule

gěi rén shuō cháng dào duǎn de huà bǐng

给人说长道短的话柄

give others a handle for gossip

tā wéi rén xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn cóng bù liú xia huà bǐng

他为人小心谨慎，从不留下话柄。

He's a meticulous person and never leaves any subject for ridicule.

chéng le huà bǐng

成了话柄

become a subject of ridicule

xiǎn rán wǒ bù xiǎng zhuō tā de huà bǐng

显然，我不想捉他的话柄。

Obviously, I do not try to pin him down.