无 话 可 说

wú huà kě shuōdictionary entry

to have nothing to say (idiom)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

無話可說无话可说 [wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1] /to have nothing to say (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 無話可說

无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]
可
kě
(prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however
kè
used in 可汗[kè hán]
说
shuì
to persuade
shuō
to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

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