dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
trad. 話
Also written 話【huà】
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话题huà tí
Commonsubject (of a talk or conversation); topic
话说回来huà shuō huí lai
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
话语huà yǔ
words; speech; utterance; discourse
话筒huà tǒng
microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone; (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
话剧huà jù
stage play; modern drama; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
话虽如此huà suī rú cǐ
be that as it may
话亭huà tíng
telephone booth
话别huà bié
to say a few parting words; to bid goodbye
话卡huà kǎ
calling card (telephone)
话头huà tóu
subject (under discussion); thread (of an argument)
话旧huà jiù
to reminisce
话本huà běn
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
话术huà shù
manipulative talk; (sales) patter; CL:套[tao4]
话柄huà bǐng
a pretext for gossip; a matter for derision
话梅huà méi
plum candy; preserved plum
话痨huà láo
chatterer
话茬huà chá
tone of voice; topic; subject under discussion
话说huà shuō
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
话费huà fèi
call charge
话锋huà fēng
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
话音huà yīn
one's speaking voice; tone; implication
话事人huà shì rén
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss; the big cheese; the top dog
话务员huà wù yuán
phone operator
话匣子huà xiá zi
phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person
话茬儿huà chá r
erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[hua4 cha2]
话语权huà yǔ quán
ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout
话不投机huà bù tóu jī
(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
话中有刺huà zhōng yǒu cì
one's words carry barbs; one's remarks are sarcastic
话中有话huà zhōng yǒu huà
one's words carry an implicit meaning
话到嘴边huà dào zuǐ biān
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
话里套话huà lǐ tào huà
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
话里有话huà lǐ yǒu huà
one's words carry an implicit meaning
话锋一转huà fēng yī zhuǎn
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
话又说回来huà yòu shuō huí lai
(but) then again; (but) on the other hand
话不投机半句多huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
话到嘴边留三分huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)