說實在的

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	real; true; genuine real; true; genuine; down-to-earth; really; truly; indeed	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (說實在的)		說	實在	的
simp. (说实在的)		说	实在	的

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuō shízài de

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ sat⁶ zoi⁶ dik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuō shízài de
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuo shíhzài de̊
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹ shih²-tsai⁴ tê⁵
    • Yale: shwō shŕ-dzài de
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo shyrtzay .de
    • Palladius: шо шицзай дэ (šo šiczaj dɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ sat⁶ zoi⁶ dik¹
    • Yale: syut saht joih dīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ sat⁹ dzoi⁶ dik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ sed⁶ zoi⁶ dig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ sɐt̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² tɪk̚⁵/

Adverb

說實在的

1. seriously; honestly

Synonyms

• 老實說／老实说
• 說實話／说实话 (shuōshíhuà)
• 說真的／说真的 (shuōzhēnde)
• 講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 講道理／讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ) (slang, neologism)