1. to talk officiously2. to assume the air of a functionary3. to talk in official jargon
Chaoshan or Teo-Swa, a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people of the Chaoshan region 潮汕[cháo shàn]
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吴语[wú yǔ]
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss; the big cheese; the top dog
1. to talk nonsense2. to bullshit
1. to gossip2. to make unfavorable comments
"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
1. (coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)2. don't mention it
fixed-line telephone; landline telephone
(coll.) transgressive humor that treats tragedy, suffering, or other morally sensitive topics as jokes (implying that laughing would send one to hell)
1. How do you mean?2. How could that be the case?3. How so?
to talk endlessly on the phone
Southwestern Mandarin, dialect group of Mandarin spoken primarily in southwestern China
1. one's words carry barbs2. one's remarks are sarcastic
1. to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information2. to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
1. to sneer2. to make cynical remarks3. sarcastic talk
(telephony) long-distance call charge
1. to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away2. (fig.) to say sth intended for the ears of sb who is not in one's presence (often, by making a public statement or by posting online)
1. area code2. telephone dialing code
1. (telephone) ring2. ringing
1. romance2. romantic affair
塑料普通话 塑料普通話 sù liào pǔ tōng huà (coll.) bad or awkward Mandarin (spoken with heavy accent, incorrect tones or other non-standard features)
睁眼说瞎话 睜眼說瞎話 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
移动式电话 移動式電話 yí dòng shì diàn huà mobile telephone
话又说回来 話又說回來 huà yòu shuō huí lai (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
说不出话来 說不出話來 shuō bù chū huà lái speechless
说话不当话 說話不當話 shuō huà bù dàng huà 1. to fail to keep to one's word2. to break a promise
说话要算数 說話要算數 shuō huà yào suàn shù promises must be kept
金瓶梅词话 金瓶梅詞話 jīn píng méi cí huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
对方付款电话 對方付款電話 duì fāng fù kuǎn diàn huà collect call
对方付费电话 對方付費電話 duì fāng fù fèi diàn huà collect call
真心话大冒险 真心話大冒險 zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn 1. The Moment of Truth (TV show)2. Truth or Dare (game)
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
公共交换电话网 公共交換電話網 gōng gòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng public switched telephone network (PSTN)
普通话水平测试 普通話水平測試 pǔ tōng huà shuǐ píng cè shì Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994