来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 至少 zhì shǎo at least / (to say the) least syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray / to say a prayer syn 废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe syn 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not syn 说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth syn 传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend / folk tale / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... syn 说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge syn 告别 告別 gào bié to leave / to part from / to bid farewell to / to say goodbye to syn 问好 問好 wèn hǎo to say hello to / to send one's regards to syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 倾诉 傾訴 qīng sù to say everything (that is on one's mind) syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese" 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye / to take one's leave syn 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide / to have the final say 一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) syn 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says / as they say... 难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve syn 据称 據稱 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that... syn 千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop 话别 話別 huà bié to say a few parting words / to bid goodbye syn 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) 口服 kǒu fú to take medicine orally / oral (contraceptive etc) / to say that one is convinced syn 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 不消 bù xiāo to not need / needless (to say) syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd syn 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle syn 辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye / leave-taking / farewells syn 赘述 贅述 zhuì shù to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details syn 辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to) / to say goodbye (to) syn 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn 说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 还说 還說 hái shuō to add (in speaking) / to also say 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 说不准 說不準 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say / can't say precisely 说上 說上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk 明言 míng yán to say clearly / to argue clearly / to pronounce / pronounced 不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn 有道是 yǒu dào shì as they say, ... / as the saying goes, ... syn 口称 口稱 kǒu chēng to speak / to say 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom) 一声不吭 一聲不吭 yī shēng bù kēng to not say a word 只字不提 zhī zì bù tí (idiom) to say not a single word about it 曰 yuē to speak / to say syn 谓 謂 wèi to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense syn 兕 sì animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros) 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion / to comment (on the issue) / to have a say (in the matter) 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì to pick up what others say (idiom) / to pass off other people's opinions as one's own / to parrot 常言说得好 常言說得好 cháng yán shuō de hǎo as the saying goes / as they say... 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent syn 自不必说 自不必說 zì bù bì shuō (idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying 混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong syn 直言无讳 直言無諱 zhí yán wú huì to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom) 骨鲠在喉 骨鯁在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind 听见风就是雨 聽見風就是雨 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others 不以辞害志 不以辭害志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom) / don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán not to worry about the gossip (idiom) / to do the right thing regardless of what others say 口不应心 口不應心 kǒu bù yìng xīn to say one thing but mean another / to dissimulate 口无择言 口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) / wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2] 心直嘴快 xīn zhí zuǐ kuài frank and outspoken / straight speaking / to say what one thinks 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom) 胡诌乱说 胡謅亂說 hú zhōu luàn shuō to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head 説 shuō Japanese variant of 說|说 / to speak / to say 一语中的 一語中的 yī yǔ zhòng dì to hit the mark with a comment (idiom) / to say sth spot on 欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate syn 言多必失 yán duō bì shī if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) 言行不一 yán xíng bù yī (idiom) to say one thing and do another syn 言行不符 yán xíng bù fú (idiom) to say one thing and do another 赤诚相见 赤誠相見 chì chéng xiàng jiàn candidly sharing confidences 不好说 不好說 bù hǎo shuō hard to say / can't be sure / difficult to speak about / unpleasant to say 不待说 不待說 bù dài shuō needless to say / it goes without saying 一矢中的 yī shǐ zhòng dì to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom) 一语不发 一語不發 yī yǔ bù fā to not say a word (idiom) 