好說歹說

简 好说歹说 · 繁 好說歹說
Mandarin · pinyin hǎo shuō dǎi shuō

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
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好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
歹
dǎi · bad, vicious, depraved, wicked
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
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3–1–3–1 · hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3

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好說歹說 · hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1
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Exact source record好說歹說 好说歹说 [hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1] /(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible/