说来话长

Traditional: 說來話長

shuō lái huà cháng

Dictionary entry

start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

What does 说来话长 mean?

说来话长 (shuō lái huà cháng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

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说shuìto persuade 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)话huàdialect · language 长chánglong · (bound form) length

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How to pronounce 说来话长

说来话长

shuō lái huà cháng

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