Speaking is using words to exchange with each other.
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说来话长
说来话长
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
1 meaning#10294
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
中表示事情复杂、难以简短说明biǎoshì shìqing fùzá、nányǐ jiǎnduǎn shuōmíng
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This is a long story to tell.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Speech is what is created from the tongue.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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说来话长
Traditional說來話長
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
1 meaning#10294
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
中表示事情复杂、难以简短说明biǎoshì shìqing fùzá、nányǐ jiǎnduǎn shuōmíng
- 。
This is a long story to tell.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Speech is what is created from the tongue.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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