diàn huà
telephone
CL:部[bu4]
phone call
CL:通[tong1]
phone number
de huà
if (coming after a conditional clause)
huà tí
subject (of a talk or conversation)
topic
huà
dialect
language
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said
CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
shuō huà
to speak
to say
to talk
to gossip
to tell stories
talk
word
jiǎng huà
a speech
to speak
to talk
to address
CL:個|个[ge4]
huà shuō
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
to discuss
to recount
kōng huà
empty talk
bunk
malicious gossip
huài huà
unpleasant talk
malicious words
huì huà
conversation
CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
hǎo huà
words of praise
to speak well of
tán huà
talk
conversation
CL:次[ci4]
shén huà
legend
fairy tale
myth
mythology
xiào huà
joke
jest
CL:個|个[ge4]
to laugh at
to mock
huà yǔ
words
speech
utterance
discourse
bái huà
spoken language
vernacular
zāng huà
profanity
obscene language
speaking rudely
qíng huà
terms of endearment
words of love
tào huà
polite phrase
conventional greetings
cliché
to try to worm facts out of sb
fèi huà
nonsense
rubbish
superfluous words
You don't say!
No kidding! (gently sarcastic)
huà yīn
one's speaking voice
tone
implication
èr huà
objection
differing opinion
pǔ tōng huà
Mandarin (common language)
Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)
ordinary speech
xián huà
variant of 閒話|闲话
digression
gossip
complaint
scandal
CL:段[duan4]
xián huà
digression
gossip
complaint
scandal
CL:段[duan4]
tīng huà
to do what one is told
obedient
huà tǒng
microphone
(telephone) receiver
handset
huà jù
stage play
modern drama
CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
guǐ huà
lie
false words
nonsense
CL:篇[pian1]
tōng huà
to hold a conversation
to talk over the telephone
phone call
yī xí huà
the content of a conversation
words
remarks
qiāo qiao huà
whisperings
private words
confidences
sweet nothings
huà shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
èr huà bù shuō
not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
without demur
xīn li huà
(to express one's) true feelings
what is on one's mind
secret mind
sú huà shuō
as the proverb says
as they say...
bù zài huà xià
to be nothing difficult
to be a cinch
wú huà kě shuō
to have nothing to say (idiom)
jiǎ huà
a lie
untrue statement
misstatement
diàn huà huì yì
(telephone) conference call
diàn huà xiàn
telephone line
telephone wire
wèn huà
questioning (a suspect)
interrogation
diàn huà hào mǎ
telephone number
CL:串[chuàn]
fàng huà
to give orders
to spread news or rumors
to leak certain information intentionally
Shàng hǎi huà
Shanghainese
Shanghai dialect
Zhōng guó huà
(spoken) Chinese language
xián huà jiā cháng
to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
mèng huà
talking in one's sleep
words spoken during sleep
fig. speech bearing no relation to reality
delusions
hòu huà
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
wú xiàn diàn huà
radio telephony
wireless telephone
bái huà wén
writings in the vernacular
chā huà
to interrupt (sb speaking)
interruption
digression
cháng tú huà fèi
long distance call charge
huà méi
plum candy
preserved plum
bù xiàng huà
unreasonable
shocking
outrageous
cū huà
vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)
uncultured speech
guān huà
"officialese"
bureaucratic language
Mandarin
huà yòu shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
nào xiào huà
made to look a fool
a laughingstock
shuō fèi huà
to talk nonsense
to bullshit
chéng kòng diàn huà
automatic telephone exchange
háng huà
jargon
language of the trade
chuán huà
to pass on a story
to communicate a message
suàn huà
(of sb's words) to count
can be trusted
huà běn
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
huà fēng
topic under discussion
thread of discussion
dā huà
to talk
to get into conversation with
to send word
zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
cí huà
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
huà xiá zi
phonograph or radio (old term)
chatterbox
talkative person
nà huà r
genitalia
doohickey
thingumbob
hūn xiào huà
dirty jokes
jokes of a visceral nature
qiào pi huà
witticism
wisecrack
sarcastic remark
double entendre
tǔ huà
vernacular
slang
dialect
patois
kè tào huà
conventional greeting
polite formula
huà bié
to say good-bye
to bid sb farewell
hú huà
nonsense
ridiculous talk
hogwash
huà tóu
subject (under discussion)
thread (of an argument)
fēng liáng huà
sneering
sarcasm
cynical remarks
shuō lái huà cháng
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
hēi huà
argot
bandits' secret jargon
malicious words
Diàn huà Mén
"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
huà chá
tone of voice
topic
subject under discussion
shuō fēng liáng huà
to sneer
to make cynical remarks
sarcastic talk
liú huà
to leave word
to leave a message
xiàng huà
proper
also written 像話|像话
huà dào zuǐ biān
to be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind
shuō huà suàn shù
to keep one's promise
to mean what one says
bù xiàng huà
unreasonable
shocking
outrageous
also written 不像話|不像话
huà zhōng yǒu huà
overtones in conversation
things indirectly implied from what is said
píng huà
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
huà bǐng
a pretext for gossip
a matter for derision
shuō huà suàn huà
to do as promised
to be as good as one's word
to honor one's word
to mean what one says
kè qi huà
words of politeness
politesse
decorous talking
talk with propriety
huà lǐ yǒu huà
to have hidden meaning
implication
more than just the apparent meaning
something hinted
píng huà
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
zhí huà
straight talk
straightforward words
guài huà
ridiculous talk
preposterous remark
Sū zhōu huà
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语[Wu2 yu3]
bái huà shī
free verse in the vernacular
Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà
Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
mǎn kǒu zāng huà
to pour out obscenities
filthy mouthed
chǒu huà
ugly talk
vulgarity
obscenity
Tái wān huà
Taiwanese Chinese (language)
diàn huà qū mǎ
area code
telephone dialing code
jiǎng xián huà
to gossip
to make unfavorable comments
bào huà jī
walkie-talkie
portable radio transmitter
lěng huà
harsh words
sarcasm
bitter remarks
huà chá r
erhua variant of 話茬|话茬[hua4 cha2]
yì huà
rumor
anecdote (not in the official record)
apocryphal story
Rì běn Diàn bào Diàn huà Gōng sī
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
NTT
Guó jì Diàn bào Diàn huà Zī xún Wěi yuán huì
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)
chuán huà rén
messenger
communicator
relay
jù jù shí huà
to speak honestly (idiom)
chuán hū diàn huà
to notify sb of a call
to call sb to the phone
dà lù huà
Mainland Chinese (language)
gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng
public switched telephone network
PSTN
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
huà zhōng yǒu cì
hidden barbs in one's words
hostile subtext
dǎ guān huà
to talk officiously
to assume the air of a functionary
to talk in official jargon
huà duō bù tián
too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
gōng gòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng lù
public switched telephone network
PSTN
huà lǐ tào huà
to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information
to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
diàn nǎo yǔ diàn huà xì tǒng zhěng hé
computer telephony integration
CTI
cì r huà
biting words
stinging words
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
guó jì diàn huà diàn bào zī xún wěi yuán huì
International Consultative Committee for Telephone and Telegraph
CCITT (now ITU)
cháng guī tóng diàn huà xiàn
ordinary copper telephone line
shuō huà bù dàng huà
to fail to keep to one's word
to break a promise
chàng tán huà kǎ
long-term calling card (telephone)
guǐ huà lián piān
to tell one lie after another (idiom)
to talk nonsense
bogus story
Shā dì huà
see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
yáng huà
foreign language (esp. Western)
wú huà bù tán
not to hold anything back (idiom)
(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
bāo diàn huà zhōu
to talk endlessly on the phone
Zhēn xīn huà Dà Mào xiǎn
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
to be an armchair expert
to blabber on
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
when words get sour, adding words is useless (idiom)
shuō shí huà
to speak the truth
truth to tell
frankly
cháng huà duǎn shuō
to make a long story short (idiom)
Mǐn nán huà
Minnan, lit. south Fujianese dialect
southern Chinese dialects of Fujian and east Guangdong
qì huà
angry words
sth said in the moment of anger
Dōng yáng huà
Japanese (language) (old)
bù chéng huà
see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
bù shì huà
see 不像話|不像话[bu4 xiang4 hua4]
èr huà méi shuō
see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
jiā huà
story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
lěng xiào huà
joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan
nǎ r de huà
(coll.) not at all (humble expression denying compliment)
don't mention it
Qǐ hǎi huà
Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai
gù dìng diàn huà
landline telephone
fixed-line telephone
shí huà shí shuō
to tell the truth
to tell it as it is
fèi huà lián piān
a bunch of nonsense
verbose and rambling
dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà
not to mince words
not to beat about the bush
yáo diàn huà
(old) to make a phone call
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
to talk shop all the time (idiom)