话说 : It is said that... : huà shuō | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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话说 Trad. 話說

huà shuō
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) to discuss to recount

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换句话说 Trad. 換句話說

huàn jù huà shuō
in other words

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话说回来 Trad. 話說回來

huà shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,... that said,... again,... in this connection in passing nevertheless,... anyhow

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俗话说 Trad. 俗話說

sú huà shuō
as the proverb says as they say...

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