說話

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See also: 说话

Chinese

to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
 
spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (說話/説話) /
simp. (说话)
anagram 話說话说

Pronunciation 1


Note: шә хуа - dialectal.

Verb

說話

  1. to speak; to talk
    來不及說話来不及说话  ―  láibùjí shuōhuà  ―  to not have a chance to speak
    南方人所以張口說話帶有南方口音 [MSC, trad.]
    南方人所以张口说话带有南方口音 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn.
    He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
    說話霸氣 [MSC, trad.]
    说话霸气 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge rén shuōhuà tài bàqì le!
    The way this person speaks is too aggressive!
  2. to chat
  3. to scold; to berate
  4. (Teochew) to pray before a deity
Synonyms
  • (to speak):
  • (to scold):
Derived terms

Adverb

說話

  1. (dialectal) an instant

Pronunciation 2


Note: шә хуа - dialectal.

Noun

說話

  1. (archaic or dialectal) words; what one says
    唔好呢啲說話 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔好呢啲说话 [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 hou2 zoi3 tung4 ngo5 gong2 ni1 di1 syut3 waa6.
    Don't say those words to me ever again.
  2. (archaic, Tang and Song dynasties) a genre of traditional storytelling
  3. (Cantonese) saying (Classifier: c)
    自古說話,「」 [Cantonese, trad.]
    自古说话,「」 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zi6 gu2 jau5 geoi3 syut3 waa6, “”
    there is a saying that " "
  4. (Linshao Wu, Nantong Wu and Quzhou Wu) language; dialect
    崇明說話崇明说话 [Northern Wu]  ―  Chongmingese
Synonyms
  • (dialect, language):