打官话

Traditional: 打官話

dǎ guān huà

Dictionary entry

to talk officiously

What does 打官话 mean?

打官话 (dǎ guān huà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to talk officiously

2to assume the air of a functionary

3to talk in official jargon

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]官Guānsurname Guan 话huàdialect · language

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How to pronounce 打官话

打官话

dǎ guān huà

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