話事
Chinese edit
spoken words; speech; dialect spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (話事) | 話 | 事 | |
| simp. (话事) | 话 | 事 | |
| alternative forms | 話是／话是 Cantonese | ||
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
話⫽事 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, Guangdong Hakka) to be in charge; to have the final say
- (Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Central Min) to speak; to talk