說 (syut3 seoi3 jyut6 | shuo1 shui4 yue4) : speak; talk; say; explain; theory

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說

syut3 seoi3 jyut6

shuo1 shui4 yue4

[粵] syut3 | [國] shuo1
[1] [v] speak; talk; say; tell
[2] [v] explain; clarify; make clear
[3] [n] theory; teachings; doctrine
[4] [v] criticize; scold; admonish
[5] [v] try to influence sb to do sth
[6] [v] mean; refer to; indicate

[粵] seoi3 | [國] shui4
[v] persuade; lobby; convince

[粵] jyut6 | [國] yue4
variant of 悦

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

說 / 说

This word has been viewed 20809 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Sep 2013 02:39

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小說 siu2 syut3 xiao3 shuo1 = novel

說不定 syut3 bat1 ding6 shuo1 bu5 ding4 (PRC) / shuo1 bu4*2 (Taiwan) ding4 = perhaps; maybe 國

乜說話 mat1 syut3 waa6 = Not at all! 粵

且說 ce2 syut3 = "Let us now talk about"

說話 syut3 waa6 shuo1 hua4 = [1] to speak [2] speech; words

說明書 syut3 ming4 syu1 shuo1 ming2 shu1 = manual; users' guide

說明 syut3 ming4 shuo1 ming2 = to explain; to show 國

胡說 wu4 syut3 hu2 shuo1 = talk nonsense 國

胡說八道 wu4 syut3 baat3 dou6 hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4 = talk nonsense 國

聽說 ting1 syut3 ting1 shuo1 = to hear about 國

無話可說 mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = faultless; flawless; above criticism

雖說 seoi1 syut3 sui1 shuo1 = although

說情 syut3 cing4 shuo1 qing2 = plead for somebody else

說服 seoi3 fuk6 shui4 fu2 = to persuade; to convince

說謊 syut3 fong1 shuo1 huang3 = to tell a lie 國

演說 jin2 syut3 yan3 shuo1 = to deliver a speech

再說 zoi3 syut3 zai4 shuo1 = talk about it later; moreover 國

總的來說 zung2 dik1 loi4 syut3 zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1 = in short; in summary; generally speaking 國

傳說 cyun4 syut3 chuan2 shuo1 = legend; tradition; it is said

學說 hok6 syut3 xue2 shuo1 = theory; doctrine

就是說 zau6 si6 syut3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1 = in other words; that is 國

據說 geoi3 syut3 ju4 shuo1 = it is said that; reportedly

勸說 hyun3 seoi3 quan4 shui4 = to persuade; to advise; persuasion

來說 loi4 syut3 lai2 shuo1 = interpret a topic from a certain point of view

游說 jau4 seoi3 you2 shui4 = lobby; canvass; drum up support for

說出 syut3 ceot1 shuo1 chu1 = to utter

說法 syut3 faat3 shuo1 fa5 = a statement; formulation

細說 sai3 syut3 xi4 shuo1 = tell in detail

說大話 syut3 daai6 waa6 shuo1 da4 hua4 = malarkey, mouthiness, to exaggerate

說開 syut3 hoi1 = to explain, explain away, allay fears

說到尾 syut3 dou3 mei5 = in a word

不可說 bat1 ho2 syut3 = ineffable

說不得 syut3 bat1 dak1 = ineffable

講說話 gong2 syut3 waa6 = to speak 粵

一般來說 jat1 bun1 loi4 syut3 yi4 ban1 lai2 shuo1 = generally speaking

不待說 bat1 doi6 syut3 bu4 dai4 shuo1 = needless to say; it goes without saying 國

亂說 lyun6 syut3 luan4 shuo1 = to make irresponsible remarks

保守地說 bou2 sau2 dei6 syut3 bao3 shou3 di4 shuo1 = to understate

小說家 siu2 syut3 gaa1 xiao3 shuo1 jia1 = novelist

傳說的 cyun4 syut3 dik1 chuan2 shuo1 de5 = [adj] storied 國

反過來說 faan2 gwo3 lai4 syut3 fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1 = on the other hand

圖解說明 tou4 gaai2 syut3 ming4 tu2 jie3 shuo1 ming2 = illustrate

應該說 jing1 goi1 syut3 ying1 gai1 shuo1 = it should be mentioned that ...

演說者 jin2 syut3 ze2 yan3 shuo1 zhe3 = orator; speaker

舉例來說 geoi2 lai6 loi4 syut3 ju3 li4 lai2 shuo1 = for example 國

武俠小說 mou5 haap6 siu2 syut3 wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1 = sword-fighting fantasy novel

好說 hou2 syut3 hao3 shuo1 = (idiom) OK, term used to indicate agreement; (idiom) "you flatter me", polite response to praise

老實說 lou5 sat6 syut3 lao3 shi2 shuo1 = to be frank; to be plainspoken

假說 gaa2 syut3 jia3 shuo1 = hypothesis

版本說明 baan2 bun2 syut3 ming4 ban3 ben3 shuo1 ming2 = [v] imprint

色情小說 sik1 cing4 siu2 syut3 se4 qing2 xiao3 shuo1 = pornographic novel; dirty book

遊說 jau4 seoi3 = canvass; go canvassing; lobby

說笑 syut3 siu3 = crack a joke 國

小小說 siu2 siu2 syut3 xiao3 xiao3 shuo1 = a short-short; a novelette

不說不知 bat1 syut3 bat1 zi1 = not speaking and not knowing 國

話說 waa6 syut3 hua4 shuo1 = it is said

實話實說 sat6 waa6 sat6 syut3 = speak the truth

空口說白話 hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6*2 kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = to make empty promises

長話短說 coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 = "to make a long story short"

各說各話 gok3 syut3 gok3 waa6 = everyone ends up expressing his own opinion

換句話說 wun6 geoi3 waa6 syut3 huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1 = in other words 國

說三道四 syut3 saam1 dou6 sei3 = saying this and that 國

說謊者 syut3 fong1 ze2 shuo1 huang3 zhe3 = liar

癡人說夢 ci1 jan4 syut3 mung6 chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4 = idiotic nonsense; lunatic ravings

眾說紛紜 zung3 syut3 fan1 wan4 zhong4 shuo1 fen1 yun2 = differing opinions; controversial

談情說愛 taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3 tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4 = to be courting; to be dating; for talk of love and romance to fill one's conversation

啞仔申冤，無話可說 aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 ya3 zai3 shen1 yuan1, wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself 粵

說唱 syut3 coeng3 shuo1 chang4 = to rap to rap music

空口說白話 hung1 hau2 syut3 baak6 waa6 kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4 = all talk no action; pay lip service to

來說是非者，便是是非人 loi4 syut3 si6 fei1 ze2 bin6 si6 si6 fei1 jan4 lai2 shuo1 shi4 fei1 zhe3 bian4 shi4 shi4 fei1 ren2 = the person who talks about a gossiper, is himself a gossiper

談天說地 taam4 tin1 syut3 dei6 tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4 = to talk endlessly

民間傳說 man4 gaan1 cyun4 syut3 min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1 = folklore; popular legend

傳說中的 chuan2 shuo1 zhong1 de5 = legendary

黃色小說 wong4 sik1 siu2 syut3 huang2 se4 xiao3 shuo1 = sexy novels

光說不做 gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 = all talk and no do

招股說明書 ziu1 gu2 syut3 ming4 syu1 zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1 = prospectus

莫說 mok6 syut3 mo4 shuo1 = not to mention... ; let alone... 國

總括來說 zung2 kut3 loi4 syut3 zong3 kuo4 lai2 shuo1 = in conclusion 國

說文解字 syut3 man4 gaai2 zi6 shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4 = Shuowen Jiezi dictionary

著書立說 zyu3 syu1 lap6 syut3 zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1 = to write books to expound a doctrine

說長道短 syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3 = to gossip

說話者 syut3 waa6 ze2 shuo1 hua4 zhe3 = speaker

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

我能說一點普通話國
I can speak a little bit of Mandarin.

對於他這種地位的人來說, 這樣的行為是不莊重的。國
Such conduct is undignified for a person of his position.

這本小說不怎麼樣。國
This novel isn't up to much.
[怎麼樣 can be used in the negative to mean "(not) well enough" or "(not) up to much". ]

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