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話〔话〕 waa6 {huà}

(verb) in charge

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諙〔话〕 {huà}

  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said
  9. CL: 種,席,句,口,番

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話〔话〕 waa6 {huà}

  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said
  9. CL: 種,席,句,口,番

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話低〔话-〕 waa6 dai1 {huà dī}

leave a message (spoken)

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話定〔话-〕 waa6 ding6 {huà dìng}

to agree on

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話落〔话-〕 waa6 lok6 {huà luò}

said/ left an order

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話名〔话-〕 waa6 ming4 {huà míng}

in the name of (spoken)

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話明〔话-〕 waa6 ming4 {huà míng}

clearly said

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話晒〔话-〕 waa6 saai3 {huà shài}

afterall

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話實〔话实〕 waa6 sat6 {huà shí}

to say for certain

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話聲〔话声〕 waa6 seng1 {huà shēng}

tell someone; to mention something; to inform someone of a situation

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話事〔话-〕 waa6 si6 {huà shì}

(verb) to be in charge of a situation; to be in command; to take charge of a situation; to call the shots

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話是〔话-〕 waa6 si6 {huà shì}

take charge; be in charge

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話齋〔话斋〕 waa6 zaai1 {huà zhāi}

(slang) as one has said

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話啫〔话-〕 waa6 ze1 {huà zē}

a modal particle used by the speaker to show that they do not totally agree with something, actual interpretation varies depending on the context, such as 'in saying so, but....'; 'only applies to....but as for'; 'like one says...'

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話之〔话-〕 waa6 zi1 {huà zhī}

cannot bother; ignore (spoken)

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話知〔话-〕 waa6 zi1 {huà zhī}

don't care; who cares about

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話中〔话-〕 waa6 zung3 {huà zhōng}

in one's words; precisely as one has predicted / guessed

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話劇〔话剧〕 waa2 kek6 {huà jù}

  1. stage play
  2. modern drama
  3. CL: 臺,部

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話柄〔话-〕 waa6 beng3 {huà bǐng}

  1. a pretext for gossip
  2. a matter for derision

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話別〔话别〕 waa6 bit6 {huà bié}

  1. to say good-bye
  2. to bid sb farewell

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話本〔话-〕 waa6 bun2 {huà běn}

Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories

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話茬〔话-〕 waa6 ci4 {huà chá}

  1. tone of voice
  2. topic
  3. subject under discussion

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話費〔话费〕 waa6 fai3 {huà fèi}

call charge

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話鋒〔话锋〕 waa6 fung1 {huà fēng}

  1. topic under discussion
  2. thread of discussion

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話舊〔话旧〕 waa6 gau6 {huà jiù}

to reminisce

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話音〔话-〕 waa6 jam1 {huà yīn}

  1. one's speaking voice
  2. tone
  3. implication

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話語〔话语〕 waa6 jyu5 {huà yǔ}

  1. words
  2. speech
  3. utterance
  4. discourse

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話卡〔话-〕 waa6 kaat1 {huà kǎ}

calling card (telephone)

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話癆〔话痨〕 waa6 lou4 {huà láo}

chatterer

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話梅〔话-〕 waa6 mui4 {huà méi}

  1. plum candy
  2. preserved plum

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話說〔话说〕 waa6 syut3 {huà shuō}

  1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
  2. to discuss
  3. to recount

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話題〔话题〕 waa6 tai4 {huà tí}

  1. subject (of a talk or conversation)
  2. topic

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話頭〔话头〕 waa6 tau4 {huà tóu}

  1. subject (under discussion)
  2. thread (of an argument)

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話亭〔话-〕 waa6 ting4 {huà tíng}

telephone booth

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話筒〔话-〕 waa6 tung2 {huà tǒng}

  1. microphone
  2. (telephone) receiver
  3. handset

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話得埋〔话--〕 waa6 dak1 maai4 {huà de mái}

predictable

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話到尾〔话--〕 waa6 dou3 mei5 {huà dào wěi}

in conclusion

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話咁快〔话--〕 waa6 gam2 faai3 {huà gān kuài}

so quick (spoken)

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話咁易〔话--〕 waa6 gam2 ji6 {huà gān yì}

so easy (spoken)

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話唔定〔话--〕 waa6 m4 ding6 {huà ń dìng}

(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertaininty of something occurring; (phrase) there is a good chance that…; it is possible that…

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話唔埋〔话--〕 waa6 m4 maai4 {huà ń mái}

(adverb) maybe; possibly; perhaps; probably; to describe the uncertainty of something occurring; (phrase) there is a good chance that…; it is possible that…; can't say for sure; cannot be certain about; it's hard to say; it's difficult to predict

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話你知〔话--〕 waa6 nei5 zi1 {huà nǐ zhī}

let you know (spoken)

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話晒事〔话--〕 waa6 saai3 si6 {huà shài shì}

To control all the things; to do as one wishes

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話時話〔话时话〕 waa6 si4 waa6 {huà shí huà}

just saying (spoken)

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話事偈〔话--〕 waa6 si6 gai2 {huà shì jì}

as said or quoted (spoken)

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話事人〔话--〕 waa6 si6 jan4 {huà shì rén}

person-in-charge (spoken)

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話事啤〔话--〕 waa6 si6 pe1 {huà shì pí}

show hand poker

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話之佢〔话-渠〕 waa6 zi1 keoi5 {huà zhī qú}

who cares; what the hell

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話知佢〔话-渠〕 waa6 zi1 keoi5 {huà zhī qú}

don't care; who cares about

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話知你〔话--〕 waa6 zi1 nei5 {huà zhī nǐ}

who cares; no matter if you…

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話匣子〔话--〕 waa6 haap6 zi2 {huà xiá zi}

  1. phonograph or radio (old term)
  2. chatterbox
  3. talkative person

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話務員〔话务员〕 waa6 mou6 jyun4 {huà wù yuán}

phone operator

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話口未完〔话---〕 waa6 hau2 mei6 jyun4 {huà kǒu wèi wán}

(slang) no sooner has one spoken; right after talking about it,…, usually refers to an ironic situation in which something happens right after others talk about it

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話頭醒尾〔话头--〕 waa6 tau4 sing2 mei5 {huà tóu xǐng wěi}

(slang) smart; shrewd; astute; clever; able to comprehend or figure out something quickly without the need for explicit instructions or explanation; able to quickly pick up on a hint

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話多不甜〔话---〕 waa6 do1 bat1 tim4 {huà duō bù tián}

too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)

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話到嘴邊〔话--边〕 waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 {huà dào zuǐ biān}

to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind

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話裡有話〔话里-话〕 waa6 leoi5 jau5 waa6 {huà lǐ yǒu huà}

  1. to have hidden meaning
  2. implication
  3. more than just the apparent meaning
  4. something hinted

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話裡套話〔话里-话〕 waa6 leoi5 tou3 waa6 {huà lǐ tào huà}

  1. to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
  2. to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed

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話雖如此〔话虽--〕 waa6 seoi1 jyu4 ci2 {huà suī rú cǐ}

be that as it may

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話說回來〔话说-来〕 waa6 syut3 wui4 loi4 {huà shuō huí lai}

  1. returning to our main topic,...
  2. that said,...
  3. again,...
  4. in this connection
  5. in passing
  6. nevertheless,...
  7. anyhow

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話中有刺〔话---〕 waa6 zung1 jau5 ci3 {huà zhōng yǒu cì}

  1. hidden barbs in one's words
  2. hostile subtext

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話中有話〔话--话〕 waa6 zung1 jau5 waa6 {huà zhōng yǒu huà}

  1. overtones in conversation
  2. things indirectly implied from what is said

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話都冇咁快〔话----〕 waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 {huà dōu mǎo gān kuài}

so fast; before you know it; no sooner said than done

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話又說回來〔话-说-来〕 waa6 jau6 syut3 wui4 loi4 {huà yòu shuō huí lai}

  1. returning to our main topic,...
  2. that said,...
  3. again,...
  4. in this connection
  5. in passing
  6. nevertheless,...
  7. anyhow

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話不投機半句多〔话--机---〕 waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1 {huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō}

when words get sour, adding words is useless (idiom)

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話到嘴邊留三分〔话--边---〕 waa6 dou3 zeoi2 bin1 lau4 saam1 fan1 {huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn}

A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)

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