說話

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) 說/説 話
simp. (说话) 说 话
anagram 話說/话说

Pronunciation


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
    他是南方人,所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
    他是南方人,所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn. [Pinyin]
    He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
    這個人說話太霸氣了! [MSC, trad.]
    这个人说话太霸气了! [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge rén shuōhuà tài bàqì le! [Pinyin]
    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):

Adverb

說話

  1. (dialectal) an instant

Noun

說話

  1. (archaic or dialectal) words; what one says
    唔好再同我講呢啲說話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔好再同我讲呢啲说话。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 hou2 zoi3 tung4 ngo5 gong2 ni1 di1 syut3 waa6. [Jyutping]
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. (archaic, Tang and Song dynasties) a genre of traditional storytelling
  3. (Cantonese) saying (Classifier: 句 c)
    自古有句說話,「[…]」 [Cantonese, trad.]
    自古有句说话,“[…]” [Cantonese, simp.]
    zi6 gu2 jau5 geoi3 syut3 waa6, “” [Jyutping]
    there is a saying that " […] "
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