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說老實話

简 说老实话 · 繁 說老實話
Mandarin · pinyin shuō lǎo shi huà

Meanings

  1. to be honest
  2. to tell the truth
  3. to be frank
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Characters in this entry

說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
實
shí · real, true, solid, honest
話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
实
shí · real, true; honest, sincere
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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Mandarin tones

1–3–5–4 · shuo1 lao3 shi5 hua4

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