说不准 說不準 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say / can't say precisely 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 不愉快 bù yú kuài disagreeable / unpleasant 难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful syn 自找 zì zhǎo to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant) syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 幸免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) syn 转嫁 轉嫁 zhuǎn jià to remarry (of widow) / to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc) / to transfer (blame, guilt) / to pass the buck syn 难闻 難聞 nán wén unpleasant smell / stink syn 刺目 cì mù gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes 恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner 看开 看開 kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact / to get over sth / to cheer up 戳破 chuō pò to puncture / to pierce / (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality) 遭逢 zāo féng to encounter (sth unpleasant) syn 恶疾 惡疾 è jí unpleasant ailment / foul disease 逆耳 nì ěr unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths) syn 讨人嫌 討人嫌 tǎo rén xián unpleasant / disagreeable 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 看不顺眼 看不順眼 kàn bù shùn yǎn unpleasant to the eye / objectionable syn 不好受 bù hǎo shòu unpleasant / hard to take 令人不快 lìng rén bù kuài unpleasant / objectionable 倒粪 倒糞 dào fèn to turn over manure / fig. to offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks 丧气鬼 喪氣鬼 sàng qì guǐ downcast wretch / bad-tempered and unpleasant person 报喜不报忧 報喜不報憂 bào xǐ bù bào yōu to report only the good news, not the bad news / to hold back unpleasant news / to sweep bad news under the carpet 婉称 婉稱 wǎn chēng euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death) 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on syn 难喝 難喝 nán hē unpleasant to drink 榴莲族 榴蓮族 liú lián zú worker who is capable but unpleasant to deal with 丑话说在前头 醜話說在前頭 chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou let's talk about the unpleasant things first / let's be frank 异味 異味 yì wèi unpleasant odor 体臭 體臭 tǐ chòu (unpleasant) body odor 辣眼睛 là yǎn jing (neologism c. 2016) (slang) unpleasant to look at / hard on the eyes 踩雷 cǎi léi to step on a mine / (fig.) to inadvertently do sth that has an unpleasant result / (fig.) to be accidentally exposed to a spoiler 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 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) 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 传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend / folk tale / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus 说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth syn 告别 告別 gào bié to leave / to part from / to bid farewell to / to say goodbye to syn 说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say 说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more 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 祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray / to say a prayer syn 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn 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 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 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 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 倾诉 傾訴 qīng sù to say everything (that is on one's mind) syn 口服 kǒu fú to take medicine orally / oral (contraceptive etc) / to say that one is convinced syn 坦言 tǎn yán to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly 俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says / as they say... 告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye / to take one's leave syn 据称 據稱 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say syn 连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) 一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) syn 问好 問好 wèn hǎo to say hello to / to send one's regards to syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge syn 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide / to have the final say 茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese" 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve 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 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that... syn 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 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 说上 說上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle syn 不消 bù xiāo to not need / needless (to 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 赘述 贅述 zhuì shù to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details 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 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 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 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 辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to) / to say goodbye (to) syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye / leave-taking / farewells 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 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 口称 口稱 kǒu chēng to speak / to say 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 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 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... 