huà

speech, talk, language; dialect

DEFINITIONS

話 huà
  • dialect
  • language
  • spoken words
  • speech
  • talk
  • words
  • conversation
  • what sb said
  • CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
  • old variant of 話|话[hua4]

STROKES

WORDS

機 bù huà jī walkie-talkie
qì huà angry words; sth said in the moment of anger
江淮官 jiāng huái guān huà Jianghuai Mandarin
沙地 shā dì huà see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
yáng huà foreign language (esp. Western)
滿口髒 mǎn kǒu zāng huà to pour out obscenities; filthy mouthed
無線電 wú xiàn diàn huà radio telephony; wireless telephone
不談 wú huà bù tán not to hold anything back (idiom); (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
可說 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
煲電粥 bāo diàn huà zhōu to talk endlessly on the phone
wán huà playful talk; joking
現成 xiàn chéng huà ready-made phrase; unhelpful comment
liú huà to leave word; to leave a message
fēng huà crazy talk; ravings; nonsense
bái huà spoken language; vernacular
文 bái huà wén writings in the vernacular
詩 bái huà shī free verse in the vernacular
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause)
zhí huà straight talk; straightforward words
看笑 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
真心大冒險 zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn The Moment of Truth (TV show); Truth or Dare (game)
睜眼說瞎 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睜著眼睛說瞎 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology
故事 shén huà gù shi mythological story; myth