說不出話來
简 说不出话来 · 繁 說不出話來Meanings
- speechless
Characters in this entry
- 說
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 話
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
- 來
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
- 说
- shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 话
- huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
- 来
- lái · come, coming; return, returning
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Mandarin tones
1–4–1–4–2 · shuo1 bu4 chu1 hua4 lai2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
syut3 bat1 ceot1 waa6 loi4
Cantonese word readings for 說不出話來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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adj
- speechless
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