Results for “話”
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Exact character matches appear first. For otherwise comparable matches, frequency in film and television subtitles helps determine order. Direct English-definition matches and prefix matches also affect ranking. Word length and the availability of usage notes do not improve rank.
Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
fine-sounding but empty words
spoken language / vernacular
(idiom) not saying anything further / not raising any objection / without demur
angry words / sth said in the moment of anger
sneering / sarcasm / cynical remarks
videophone
to talk at length / to waste one's breath / variant of 廢話|废话[]
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
(idiom) not on the same wavelength / unable to have a congenial conversation / to not see eye to eye
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
one's words carry barbs / one's remarks are sarcastic
one's words carry an implicit meaning
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss / the big cheese / the top dog
telephone booth
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
phone operator
calling card (telephone)
(but) then again / (but) on the other hand
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
a pretext for gossip / a matter for derision
plum candy / preserved plum
chatterer
to reminisce
tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion
erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[]
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
one's words carry an implicit meaning
ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout
(but) then again / (but) on the other hand
topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
be that as it may
in a word / in short
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
the content of a conversation / words / remarks
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
see 不像話|不像话[]