"說來話長" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/, /syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: shuōláihuàcháng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], syut³ loi⁴ waa⁶ coeng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shuōláihuàcháng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shuoláihuàcháng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shuo¹-lai²-hua⁴-chʻang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shwō-lái-hwà-cháng [Mandarin, Yale], shuolaihuahcharng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шолайхуачан [Mandarin, Palladius], šolajxuačan [Mandarin, Palladius], syut lòih wah chèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], syt⁸ loi⁴ waa⁶ tsoeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xud³ loi⁴ wa⁶ cêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 說來話長
  1. it's a long story Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 一言難盡/一言难尽 (yīyánnánjìn), 一言難盡 (yīyánnánjìn), 一言难尽 (yīyánnánjìn)
    Sense id: en-說來話長-zh-phrase-Dp3q8cfL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "it's a long story"
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          "it's a long story",
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          "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
          "word": "一言難盡/一言难尽"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
          "word": "一言難盡"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
          "word": "一言难尽"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuōláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syut³ loi⁴ waa⁶ coeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuōláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuoláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuo¹-lai²-hua⁴-chʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwō-lái-hwà-cháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuolaihuahcharng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шолайхуачан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šolajxuačan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syut lòih wah chèuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syt⁸ loi⁴ waa⁶ tsoeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xud³ loi⁴ wa⁶ cêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "說來話長"
}
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        "Chinese lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
        "it's a long story"
      ],
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        [
          "it's a long story",
          "it's a long story"
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        "idiomatic"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuōláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syut³ loi⁴ waa⁶ coeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuōláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuoláihuàcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuo¹-lai²-hua⁴-chʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwō-lái-hwà-cháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuolaihuahcharng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шолайхуачан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šolajxuačan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syut lòih wah chèuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syt⁸ loi⁴ waa⁶ tsoeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xud³ loi⁴ wa⁶ cêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syːt̚³ lɔːi̯²¹ waː²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
      "word": "一言難盡/一言难尽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
      "word": "一言難盡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīyánnánjìn",
      "word": "一言难尽"
    }
  ],
  "word": "說來話長"
}

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