说不出话来 說不出話來 shuō bù chū huà lái speechless
说文解字注 說文解字註 shuō wén jiě zì zhù Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[duàn yù cái]
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
非洲单源说 非洲單源說 fēi zhōu dān yuán shuō single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
中国小说史略 中國小說史略 zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüè Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
科技惊悚小说 科技驚悚小說 kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō techno-thriller novel
说你胖你就喘 說你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn 1. lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)2. fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)3. flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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
睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà (idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼 站著說話不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng (saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; (fig.) to be an armchair expert; to blabber on
说一千，道一万 說一千，道一萬 shuō yī qiān , dào yī wàn 1. when all is said and done2. at the end of the day
说时迟，那时快 說時遲，那時快 shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài 1. (idiom) no sooner said than done2. before you know it
说曹操曹操就到 說曹操曹操就到 shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào 1. lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives2. fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
一家人不说两家话 一家人不說兩家話 yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà 1. lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)2. fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help3. people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān 1. sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)2. lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
有一说一，有二说二 有一說一，有二說二 yǒu yī shuō yī , yǒu èr shuō èr to call sth as it is (idiom)
化学品安全技术说明书 化學品安全技術說明書 huà xué pǐn ān quán jì shù shuō míng shū materials safety data sheet (MSDS)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理 公說公有理，婆說婆有理 gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ both sides claim they're right (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū 1. to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)2. unable to speak of one's bitter suffering3. sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà 1. (fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations2. (derog.) insincere; two-faced
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
see 说文解字[shuō wén jiě zì]
说曹操，曹操到 說曹操，曹操到 shuō cáo cāo , cáo cāo dào see 说曹操曹操就到[shuō cáo cāo cáo cāo jiù dào]
(old) works of literature, including novels, plays etc