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說話 (syut3 waa6) — (Cant. only) (n.) speech; sayings; words. Mand.: 話 in Cantonese

syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話
简 说话
Mandarin Pinyin: shuo1 hua4

Meaning of 說話

noun(Cant. only) (n.) speech; sayings; words. Mand.: 話
noun(not likely in spoken Cant.) (v.) to say sth.; to speak. Cant.: 話, 講嘢

Example Sentences with 說話

niˉ¹呢geoi˗₃句syutˍ₆說waaˍ₆話zungˉ¹中ken2.肯。
This statement is penetrating.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ok˗₃惡gongˊ²講syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話hei3.氣。
He speaks very harshly.
neiˉ¹呢go˗₃個syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話zeˊ²者geiˊ²幾houˊ²好
This speaker is quite good.
tingˉ¹聽keoiˏ₅佢syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話zeˊ²者
Listen to the speaker.
syut˗₃說waaˍ₆話zeˊ²者mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我
The speaker is not me.
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Characters in 說話

說syut3
speak; talk; say; tell
話waa6
talk; speak; tell

Words Containing 說話

乜說話mat1 syut3 waa6
Not at all! - used as a common reply to a compliment
說話者syut3 waa6 ze2
speaker [also] 話者, 言者
搭句說話daap3 geoi3 syut3 waa6
to pass on a message; send word
講說話gong2 syut3 waa6
to speak
嘢可以亂食，說話唔可以亂講je5 ho2 ji5 lyun6 sik6, syut3 waa6 m4 ho2 ji5 lyun6 gong2
one must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial]

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