HEYGOW ASMR

Ways of speaking

10 phrases
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huà lǐ yǒu huà.
话里有话。
ENthere's a meaning behind it
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shuō dào dǐ.
说到底。
ENwhen all's said and done
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dǎ yuánchǎng.
打圆场。
ENsmoothing over an awkward moment
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guǎiwān mòjiǎo.
拐弯抹角。
ENbeating about the bush
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yì zhēn jiàn xiě.
一针见血。
ENhitting the mark exactly
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yǒu kǒu wú xīn.
有口无心。
ENhe doesn't mean it badly
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shuōhuà bú suàn huà.
说话不算话。
ENhe goes back on his word
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zhíyán bú huì.
直言不讳。
ENspeaking without reserve
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diǎn dào wéi zhǐ.
点到为止。
ENtouch on it and stop there
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chénmò shì jīn.
沉默是金。
ENsilence is golden

话里有话 - there are words inside the words - names the thing the whole 婉曲 category was built around. 打圆场 - to make the circle whole - is smoothing a situation over for other people, a social skill Chinese names directly and English does not.