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說話算數

简 说话算数 · 繁 說話算數
Mandarin · pinyin shuō huà suàn shù

Meanings

  1. to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
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Characters in this entry

說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
算
suàn · count, calculate, figure; plan
數
shù · number; several; count; fate
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
数
shù · number; several, count; fate
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Mandarin tones

1–4–4–4 · shuo1 hua4 suan4 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syut3 waa6 syun3 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 說話算數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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syut3 waa6 syun3 sou3

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verb

  1. to keep one's word

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