pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
说
說
shui4
to persuade
说
說
shuo1
to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
strokes
14
radical
strokes after radical
7
按理说
按理說
an4 li3 shuo1
it is reasonable to say that...
按说
按說
an4 shuo1
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
比方说
比方說
bi3 fang5 shuo1
for example; for instance
辩说
辯說
bian4 shuo1
to debate; to argue
不待说
不待說
bu4 dai4 shuo1
needless to say; it goes without saying
不好说
不好說
bu4 hao3 shuo1
hard to say; unpleasant to say; can't be sure
不说自明
不說自明
bu4 shuo1 zi4 ming2
self-explanatory; self-evident (idiom)
不由分说
不由分說
bu4 you2 fen1 shuo1
to allow no explanation
长话短说
長話短說
chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1
to make a long story short (idiom)
长篇小说
長篇小說
chang2 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
novel
常言说得好
常言說得好
chang2 yan2 shuo1 de5 hao3
as the saying goes; as they say...
剿说
剿說
chao1 shuo1
to plagiarize
陈说
陳說
chen2 shuo1
to state; to assert
称说
稱說
cheng1 shuo1
to declare; to state; to call; to name
成说
成說
cheng2 shuo1
accepted theory or formulation
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸
chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
痴人说梦
痴人說夢
chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4
lunatic ravings; nonsense; pipe dream
传说
傳說
chuan2 shuo1
legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
达尔文学说
達爾文學說
da2 er3 wen2 xue2 shuo1
Darwinism
打开天窗说亮话
打開天窗說亮話
da3 kai1 tian1 chuang1 shuo1 liang4 hua4
not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
但说无妨
但說無妨
dan4 shuo1 wu2 fang2
there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
道听途说
道聽途說
dao4 ting1 tu2 shuo1
gossip; hearsay; rumor
地心说
地心說
di4 xin1 shuo1
geocentric theory
短篇小说
短篇小說
duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
short story
对我来说
對我來說
dui4 wo3 lai2 shuo1
as far as I'm concerned
二话不说
二話不說
er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1
not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
二话没说
二話沒說
er4 hua4 mei2 shuo1
see 二話不說|二话不说
反过来说
反過來說
fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1
on the other hand
非小说
非小說
fei1 xiao3 shuo1
non-fiction
非洲单源说
非洲單源說
fei1 zhou1 dan1 yuan2 shuo1
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
分说
分說
fen1 shuo1
to explain (the difference)
傅说
傅說
fu4 shuo1
Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
公說公有理,婆說婆有理
gong1 shuo1 gong1 you3 li3 - po2 shuo1 po2 you3 li3
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
古今小说
古今小說
gu3 jin1 xiao3 shuo1
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales published in 1620
关说
關說
guan1 shuo1
to speak for sb; to intercede for sb; to lobby illegally
光说不练
光說不練
guang1 shuo1 bu4 lian4
all talk and no action (idiom); to preach what one does not practice; same as 光說不做|光说不做
光说不做
光說不做
guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4
all talk and no action (idiom); to preach what one does not practice
海底扩张说
海底擴張說
hai3 di3 kuo4 zhang1 shuo1
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
好说
好說
hao3 shuo1
easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
好说歹说
好說歹說
hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1
to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom); to reason with sb in every way possible
横说竖说
橫說豎說
heng2 shuo1 shu4 shuo1
to explain sth over and over again; to repeat
胡说
胡說
hu2 shuo1
to talk nonsense; drivel
胡说八道
胡說八道
hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4
to talk rubbish
胡诌乱说
胡謅亂說
hu2 zhou1 luan4 shuo1
to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
话说
話說
hua4 shuo1
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
话说回来
話說回來
hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
话又说回来
話又說回來
hua4 you4 shuo1 hui2 lai5
returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
换句话说
換句話說
huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1
in other words
浑天说
渾天說
hun2 tian1 shuo1
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
极短篇小说
極短篇小說
ji2 duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
flash fiction
假说
假說
jia3 shuo1
hypothesis
简单地说
簡單地說
jian3 dan1 de5 shuo1
to put it simply; simply put
见说
見說
jian4 shuo1
to hear what was said
解说
解說
jie3 shuo1
to explain; to comment
解说词
解說詞
jie3 shuo1 ci2
a commentary
解说员
解說員
jie3 shuo1 yuan2
commentator
就是说
就是說
jiu4 shi4 shuo1
in other words; that is
就职演说
就職演說
jiu4 zhi2 yan3 shuo1
inaugural speech
举例来说
舉例來說
ju3 li4 lai2 shuo1
for example
据说
據說
ju4 shuo1
it is said that; reportedly
具体说明
具體說明
ju4 ti3 shuo1 ming2
explicit explanation; to specify
科幻小说
科幻小說
ke1 huan4 xiao3 shuo1
science fiction novel
科技惊悚小说
科技驚悚小說
ke1 ji4 jing1 song3 xiao3 shuo1
techno-thriller novel; science fiction thriller
空口说白话
空口說白話
kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4
to make empty promises
老实说
老實說
lao3 shi2 shuo1
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
愣说
愣說
leng4 shuo1
to insist; to allege; to assert
乱说
亂說
luan4 shuo1
to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
漫说
漫說
man4 shuo1
not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
慢说
慢說
man4 shuo1
not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
没得说
沒得說
mei2 de5 shuo1
really good; excellent
没说的
沒說的
mei2 shuo1 de5
really good
民间传说
民間傳說
min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1
popular tradition; folk legend
能说会道
能說會道
neng2 shuo1 hui4 dao4
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
评说
評說
ping2 shuo1
to comment; to evaluate
浅说
淺說
qian3 shuo1
simple introduction; primer
谴责小说
譴責小說
qian3 ze2 xiao3 shuo1
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
且不说
且不說
qie3 bu4 shuo1
not to mention; leaving aside
且说
且說
qie3 shuo1
thus
劝说
勸說
quan4 shuo1
to persuade; persuasion; to advise
燃素说
燃素說
ran2 su4 shuo1
phlogiston theory
日心说
日心說
ri4 xin1 shuo1
heliocentric theory; the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
色情小说
色情小說
se4 qing2 xiao3 shuo1
pornographic novel; dirty book
少说为佳
少說為佳
shao3 shuo1 wei2 jia1
Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
申说
申說
shen1 shuo1
to state; to assert
什么好说
什麼好說
shen2 me5 hao3 shuo1
sth pertinent to say
神魔小说
神魔小說
shen2 mo2 xiao3 shuo1
supernatural novel; novel of ghosts and goblins
声说
聲說
sheng1 shuo1
to narrate
实话实说
實話實說
shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1
to tell the truth; to tell it as it is
史传小说
史傳小說
shi3 zhuan4 xiao3 shuo1
historical novel
是啥说啥
是啥說啥
shi4 sha2 shuo1 sha2
call a spade a spade (idiom)
世说新语
世說新語
shi4 shuo1 xin1 yu3
A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆
述说
述說
shu4 shuo1
to recount; to narrate; to give an account of
说客
說客
shui4 ke4
(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr.
说白了
說白了
shuo1 bai2 le5
to speak frankly
说不出话来
說不出話來
shuo1 bu4 chu1 hua4 lai2
speechless
说不通
說不通
shuo1 bu4 tong1
it does not make sense
说不准
說不準
shuo1 bu4 zhun3
unable to say; can't say precisely
说不出
說不出
shuo1 bu5 chu1
unable to say
说不定
說不定
shuo1 bu5 ding4
can't say for sure; maybe
说不过去
說不過去
shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4
cannot be justified; inexcusable
说不上
說不上
shuo1 bu5 shang4
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
说曹操,曹操到
說曹操,曹操到
shuo1 cao2 cao1 - cao2 cao1 dao4
see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到
说曹操曹操就到
說曹操曹操就到
shuo1 cao2 cao1 cao2 cao1 jiu4 dao4
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
说长道短
說長道短
shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
说唱
說唱
shuo1 chang4
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词 and 相聲|相声; (music) rapping
说出
說出
shuo1 chu1
to speak out; to declare (one's view)
说辞
說辭
shuo1 ci2
excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments
说道
說道
shuo1 dao4
to state; to say (the quoted words)
说到做到
說到做到
shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4
to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise
说道
說道
shuo1 dao5
to discuss; reason (behind sth)
说得过去
說得過去
shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4
acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense
说得上
說得上
shuo1 de5 shang4
can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention
说定
說定
shuo1 ding4
to agree on; to settle on
说动
說動
shuo1 dong4
to persuade
说法
說法
shuo1 fa3
to expound Buddhist teachings
说法
說法
shuo1 fa5
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
说废话
說廢話
shuo1 fei4 hua4
to talk nonsense; to bullshit
说风凉话
說風涼話
shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4
to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
说服
說服
shuo1 fu2
to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr.
说服力
說服力
shuo1 fu2 li4
persuasiveness
说好
說好
shuo1 hao3
to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
说合
說合
shuo1 he2
to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal
说话
說話
shuo1 hua4
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说话不当话
說話不當話
shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4
to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
说话算话
說話算話
shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4
to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
说话算数
說話算數
shuo1 hua4 suan4 shu4
to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
说话要算数
說話要算數
shuo1 hua4 yao4 suan4 shu4
promises must be kept
说谎
說謊
shuo1 huang3
to lie; to tell an untruth
说谎者
說謊者
shuo1 huang3 zhe3
liar
说教
說教
shuo1 jiao4
to preach
说来话长
說來話長
shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
说了算
說了算
shuo1 le5 suan4
to have the final say; to be the one in charge
说理
說理
shuo1 li3
to reason; to argue logically
说溜嘴
說溜嘴
shuo1 liu1 zui3
to make a slip of the tongue
说漏嘴
說漏嘴
shuo1 lou4 zui3
to blurt out; to let slip
说媒
說媒
shuo1 mei2
to act as a matchmaker
说明
說明
shuo1 ming2
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption
说明会
說明會
shuo1 ming2 hui4
information meeting
说明书
說明書
shuo1 ming2 shu1
(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent)
说破
說破
shuo1 po4
to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
说葡萄酸
說葡萄酸
shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
说七说八
說七說八
shuo1 qi1 shuo1 ba1
after all
说起
說起
shuo1 qi3
to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
说亲
說親
shuo1 qin1
to act as a matchmaker
说情
說情
shuo1 qing2
to intercede; to plead for sb else
说三道四
說三道四
shuo1 san1 dao4 si4
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
说上
說上
shuo1 shang4
to say; to speak; to talk
说时迟,那时快
說時遲,那時快
shuo1 shi2 chi2 - na4 shi2 kuai4
(idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it
说实话
說實話
shuo1 shi2 hua4
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事
說是一回事,而做又是另外一回事
shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 - er2 zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4
see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事
说是一回事,做又是另外一回事
說是一回事,做又是另外一回事
shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 - zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
说书
說書
shuo1 shu1
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
说说而已
說說而已
shuo1 shuo1 er2 yi3
nothing serious; just hot air
说说
說說
shuo1 shuo5
to say sth
说帖
說帖
shuo1 tie3
memorandum; note (i.e. written statement)
说通
說通
shuo1 tong1
to get sb to understand; to persuade
说文
說文
shuo1 wen2
see 說文解字|说文解字
说文解字
說文解字
shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4
Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎 in 2nd century
说文解字注
說文解字註
shuo1 wen2 jie3 zi4 zhu4
Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁
说笑
說笑
shuo1 xiao4
to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
说一不二
說一不二
shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
说岳全传
說岳全傳
shuo1 yue4 quan2 zhuan4
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞
说着玩
說著玩
shuo1 zhe5 wan2
to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
说着玩儿
說著玩兒
shuo1 zhe5 wan2 er5
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩
说嘴
說嘴
shuo1 zui3
to boast
俗话说
俗話說
su2 hua4 shuo1
as the proverb says; as they say...
诉说
訴說
su4 shuo1
to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
虽说
雖說
sui1 shuo1
though; although
太极图说
太極圖說
tai4 ji2 tu2 shuo1
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
谈情说爱
談情說愛
tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4
to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship
谈天说地
談天說地
tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4
to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun
听说
聽說
ting1 shuo1
to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
通俗小说
通俗小說
tong1 su2 xiao3 shuo1
popular fiction; light literature
图解说明
圖解說明
tu2 jie3 shuo1 ming2
explanatory diagram
推理小说
推理小說
tui1 li3 xiao3 shuo1
murder mystery (novel); whodunit
推说
推說
tui1 shuo1
to plead; to claim as an excuse
妄说
妄說
wang4 shuo1
to talk irresponsibly; ridiculous presumption talk
微型小说
微型小說
wei1 xing2 xiao3 shuo1
flash fiction
无话可说
無話可說
wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1
to have nothing to say (idiom)
武侠小说
武俠小說
wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
戏说
戲說
xi4 shuo1
dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
细说
細說
xi4 shuo1
to tell in detail
戏说剧
戲說劇
xi4 shuo1 ju4
period costume drama (on TV)
瞎说
瞎說
xia1 shuo1
to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
现身说法
現身說法
xian4 shen1 shuo1 fa3
to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
小说
小說
xiao3 shuo1
novel; fiction
小说家
小說家
xiao3 shuo1 jia1
novelist
小说家
小說家
xiao3 shuo1 jia1
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家 during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
小小说
小小說
xiao3 xiao3 shuo1
flash fiction
邪说
邪說
xie2 shuo1
harmful teachings; evil doctrine
信口胡说
信口胡說
xin4 kou3 hu2 shuo1
to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out
虚构小说
虛構小說
xu1 gou4 xiao3 shuo1
fiction
絮说
絮說
xu4 shuo1
to chatter endlessly
学说
學說
xue2 shuo1
theory; doctrine
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出
ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 - you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); unable to speak of one's bitter suffering; sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
严格来说
嚴格來說
yan2 ge2 lai2 shuo1
strictly speaking
言情小说
言情小說
yan2 qing2 xiao3 shuo1
romantic fiction
演说
演說
yan3 shuo1
speech; to deliver a speech
演说者
演說者
yan3 shuo1 zhe3
orator; speaker
要说
要說
yao4 shuo1
as for; when it comes to
也就是说
也就是說
ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1
in other words; that is to say; so; thus
一般来说
一般來說
yi1 ban1 lai2 shuo1
generally speaking
一般说来
一般說來
yi1 ban1 shuo1 lai2
generally speaking; in general
一部二十四史,不知从何说起
一部二十四史,不知從何說起
yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 - bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
一说
一說
yi1 shuo1
an expression of opinion; according to some
异说
異說
yi4 shuo1
different opinion; dissident view; absurd remark
影射小说
影射小說
ying3 she4 xiao3 shuo1
roman à clef
郢书燕说
郢書燕說
ying3 shu1 yan1 shuo1
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; fig. to misinterpret the original meaning; to pile up errors; refers to the letter from capital 郢 of 楚 in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕 as "promote the wise"
游说
遊說
you2 shui4
to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
游说集团
遊說集團
you2 shui4 ji2 tuan2
lobby group
游说团
游說團
you2 shui4 tuan2
lobby group
游说团体
游說團體
you2 shui4 tuan2 ti3
lobby group
游戏说
遊戲說
you2 xi4 shuo1
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
有话快说
有話快說
you3 hua4 kuai4 shuo1
spit it out!
有话要说
有話要說
you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1
to speak one's mind
有苦说不出
有苦說不出
you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1
having unspeakable bitter suffering; (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连)
有说服力
有說服力
you3 shuo1 fu2 li4
convincing
有说有笑
有說有笑
you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4
talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
杂说
雜說
za2 shuo1
scattered essays; various opinions; different manners of speaking
灾变说
災變說
zai1 bian4 shuo1
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
再活化假说
再活化假說
zai4 huo2 hua4 jia3 shuo1
reactivation hypothesis
再说
再說
zai4 shuo1
to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
怎么说呢
怎麼說呢
zen3 me5 shuo1 ne5
Why is that?; How come?
站着说话不腰疼
站著說話不腰疼
zhan4 zhe5 shuo1 hua4 bu4 yao1 teng2
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on
章回小说
章回小說
zhang1 hui2 xiao3 shuo1
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
招股说明书
招股說明書
zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1
prospectus
照说
照說
zhao4 shuo1
normally; ordinarily speaking
睁眼说瞎话
睜眼說瞎話
zheng1 yan3 shuo1 xia1 hua4
to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
睜著眼睛說瞎話
zheng1 zhe5 yan3 jing1 shuo1 xia1 hua4
to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
只说不做
只說不做
zhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4
to be all talk and no action
中国小说史略
中國小說史略
zhong1 guo2 xiao3 shuo1 shi3 lve4
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
中篇小说
中篇小說
zhong1 pian1 xiao3 shuo1
novella
众说
眾說
zhong4 shuo1
various ideas; diverse opinions
众说纷揉
眾說紛揉
zhong4 shuo1 fen1 rou2
lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters
众说纷纭
眾說紛紜
zhong4 shuo1 fen1 yun2
opinions differ (idiom)
众说郛
眾說郛
zhong4 shuo1 fu2
hub for diverse opinions
著书立说
著書立說
zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1
to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
自不必说
自不必說
zi4 bu4 bi4 shuo1
to not need dwell on (idiom)
自圆其说
自圓其說
zi4 yuan2 qi2 shuo1
to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story
总的来说
總的來說
zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1
generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
总体上说
總體上說
zong3 ti3 shang4 shuo1
looking at the big picture; all in all; all things considered
走自己的路,让人家去说
走自己的路,讓人家去說
zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 - rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.