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话来
Traditional Chinese
話來
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
huà lái
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(wa6 loi4 )
Short definition
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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稍有(shāoyǒu)
头脑(tóu nǎo) boss
(dedì) of
(rén) man
都不会(dōubúhuì)
(zài) (located) at
公众场合(gōng zhòng chǎng hé) public
(lǐ) village
说出(shuō chū) utter
这种(zhè zhǒng) this sort of
话来( huà lái)

A sensible man wouldn't say such a thing in public.

他们(tā men) they
坐在(zuò zài) to sit at
公园(gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)
(dedì) of
长椅(cháng yī cháng yǐ) bench
(shàng) upper
(tán) to chat
起了(qǐle)
话来( huà lái)

They sat on a park bench and began talking.

他说( tā shuō)
(qǐ) to rise
话来( huà lái)
好像(hǎo xiàng) to seem like
(tā) another
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?
(dū) all
知道(zhī dào) to know

He talks as if he knows everything.

迪克(dí kè) Dick (person name)
讲起(jiǎngqǐ)
话来( huà lái)
好像(hǎo xiàng) to seem like
(tā) another
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?
(dū) all
知道(zhī dào) to know

Dick talks as if he knew everything.

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