1.to get sb to understand2.to persuade
1.hard to say; can't be sure2.difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say
period costume drama (on TV)
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
1.unable to say2.can't say precisely
1.to talk nonsense2.to bullshit
to make a slip of the tongue
1.to say sth for fun2.to be kidding3.to joke around
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
goes without saying; obvious; self-evident
there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 冯梦龙[féng mèng lóng], collection of late Ming baihua 白话[bái huà] tales published in 1620
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦颐[zhōu dūn yí], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
1.Few words are best.2.Brevity is the soul of wit.
tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)
to speak plainly; to speak one's mind; to say directly
1.supernatural novel2.novel of ghosts and goblins
to put it simply; simply put
1.looking at the big picture2.all in all3.all things considered
1.strangely enough2.oddly enough3.strange to say
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飞[yuè fēi]
erhua variant of 说着玩[shuō zhe wán]
1.sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)2.lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
1.nothing serious2.just hot air
1.to sneer2.to make cynical remarks3.sarcastic talk
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅[lǔ xùn] classification)
常言说得好常言說得好 as the saying goes; as they say...
招股说明书招股說明書 prospectus
1.having unspeakable bitter suffering2.(often used after 哑巴吃黄连[yǎ ba chī huáng lián])
极短篇小说極短篇小說 flash fiction
海底扩张说海底擴張說 theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
睁眼说瞎话睜眼說瞎話 (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
话又说回来話又說回來 (but) then again; (but) on the other hand