話

See also: 话

話	U+8A71, 話 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8A71

← 詰
[U+8A70]

CJK Unified Ideographs

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[U+8A72]

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Han character

話 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜口竹十口 (YRHJR), four-corner 0266₄, composition ⿰訁舌)

Derived characters

𫬃

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1158, character 10

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35441

Dae Jaweon: page 1624, character 6

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3965, character 6

Unihan data for U+8A71

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trad.		話
simp.		话
alternative forms		䛡譮𦧵諙舙

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	Old Chinese
咶	qʰroːds, qʰroːds, *ɡroːd
話	*ɡroːds
刮	*kroːd
鴰	kroːd, koːd
趏	kroːd, kʰroːd
舌	ɡroːd, ɦbljed
姡	ɡroːd, ɡoːd
頢	ɡroːd, koːd
括	*koːd
活	koːd, ɡoːd
适	koːd, kʰoːd
栝	koːd, l̥ʰeːmʔ
佸	koːd, ɡoːd
髺	*koːd
聒	*koːd
銛	koːd, slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
葀	*koːd
懖	*koːd
筈	koːd, kʰoːd
萿	*koːd
蛞	*kʰoːd
闊	*kʰoːd
秳	*ɡoːd

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Characters in the same phonetic series (桰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡroːds) : semantic 言 (“word”) + phonetic 𠯑 (OC *ɡroːd). The right component is not related to 舌 (OC *ɦbljed, “tongue”).

Etymology

Cognate with 曰 (OC *ɢʷad) according to Sagart (1999); if so, it is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *grwas (“to speak; word”), whence Tibetan གྲོས་སྡུར་བྱེད་པ (gros sdur byed pa, “to consult; to discuss”) (STEDT).

"episode": Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 話(わ) (wa)

Pronunciation

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Variety	Location	edit 話
Mandarin	Beijing	/xua⁵¹/
	Harbin	/xua⁵³/
	Tianjin	/xuɑ⁵³/
	Jinan	/xua²¹/
	Qingdao	/xua⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/xua³¹²/
	Xi'an	/xua⁴⁴/
	Xining	/xua²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/xua¹³/
	Lanzhou	/xua¹³/
	Ürümqi	/xua²¹³/
	Wuhan	/xua³⁵/
	Chengdu	/xua¹³/
	Guiyang	/xua²¹³/
	Kunming	/xua̠²¹²/
	Nanjing	/xuɑ⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/xua⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xua⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/xuɑ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/xua⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦo²³/ /ɦua²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦo³¹/
	Hangzhou	/ɦuɑ¹³/ 名 /ɦuo¹³/ 動
	Wenzhou	/ɦo²²/
Hui	Shexian	/xua²²/ /ua²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/uːə¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/fa⁵⁵/ /fa¹¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/uɒ²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/uɑ²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/fa⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/fɑ⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/wa²²/ 說～ /wa³⁵/ 白～
	Nanning	/wa²²/
	Hong Kong	/wa²²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hua²²/ /ue²²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/uɑ²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ua⁴⁴/ 動 /xua⁴⁴/ 名
	Shantou (Teochew)	/ue³¹/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hua³⁵/ /ue²³/

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Rime
Character	話
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	下快切
Baxter	hwaejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠuai^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚai^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuai^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaɨjs^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuai^H/
Wang Li	/ɣwæi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣwai^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	waai⁶

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	話
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huà
Middle Chinese	‹ hwaej^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[g]ʷˁrat-s/
English	speak; words
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	話
Reading #	1/1
No.	7558
Phonetic component	桰
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	話
Old Chinese	/*ɡroːds/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huà, huǎ (hua⁴, hua³)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ, ㄏㄨㄚˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hua⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуа (hua, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): waa⁶ / waa^6-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): va⁵ / va^5*
Gan (Wiktionary): ua⁵ / fa⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fa / va

(Meixian, Guangdong): va⁴ / fa⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): hua³
Northern Min (KCR): uā / huā
Eastern Min (BUC): uâ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ua⁵ / hua⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ōe / ōa / hōa

(Teochew, Peng'im): uê⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gho; ⁶wa
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fa⁵ / fa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan, Beijing dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huà
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huà
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴
  - Yale: hwà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huah
  - Palladius: хуа (xua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Beijing dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huǎ
  - Wade–Giles: hua³
  - Yale: hwǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoa
  - Palladius: хуа (xua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä²¹⁴/

Note: huǎ - only used in certain compounds, e.g. 話白, 話撇.

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: hua⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуа (hua, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: waa⁶ / waa^6-2
  - Yale: wah / wá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁶ / waa^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: wa⁶ / wa^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²²/, /waː²²⁻³⁵/

Note:

waa6-2 - “dialect; language; particle”;
waa6 - other senses.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: va⁵ / va^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /va³²/, /va³²⁻³²⁵/

Note:

va5* - “dialect; language”;
va5 - other senses.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ua⁵ / fa⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua¹¹/, /fa¹¹/

Note:

ua5 - vernacular;
fa5 - literary.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa / va
  - Hakka Romanization System: fa / va
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fa⁴ / va⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fa⁵⁵/, /va⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: va⁴ / fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋa⁵³/, /fa⁵³/

Note:

Sixian:
- va4 - "to urge";
- fa4 - "speech";.
Meixian:
- va4 - vernacular (verb);
- fa4 - literary (noun).

Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hua³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xua⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uā / huā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua⁵⁵/, /xua⁵⁵/

Note:

uā - vernacular (verb);
huā - literary (noun).

Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: uâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɑ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ua⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua²¹/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hua⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua²¹/

Note:

ua5 - vernacular;
hua5 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe
  - Tâi-lô: uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oe
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /ue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ue³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōa
  - Tâi-lô: uā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oa
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ua²²/
  - IPA (Penang): /ua²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōa
  - Tâi-lô: huā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoa
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hua⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hua³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hua²²/

Note:

ōe/ōa - vernacular (ōa - rare in Xiamen);
hōa - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uê⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uē
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ue¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gho; ⁶wa
  - MiniDict: gho^去; wa^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hho; ³hhua
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²³/, /ɦua²³/

Note:

3hho - vernacular;
3hhua - literary.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fa⁵ / fa⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸa̠²¹/, /ɸa̠⁴⁵/

Note:

fa5 - vernacular;
fa4 - literary.

Dialectal data

Middle Chinese: hwaejH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[g]ʷˤrat-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡroːds/

Definitions

話

words; talk; what somebody says (Classifier: 句 m mn)
他的每一句話／他的每一句话 ― tā de měi yī jù huà ― every single word they said

話不能說得太滿／话不能说得太满 ― huà bùnéng shuō de tài mǎn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
story; tale
dialect; language
四川話／四川话 ― sìchuānhuà ― Sichuanese dialect

越南話／越南话 ― yuènánhuà ― Vietnamese language

你平時同佢講咩話㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你平时同佢讲咩话㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ ping⁴ si⁴ tung⁴ keoi⁵ gong² me¹ waa^6-2 gaa³? [Jyutping]
What language do you usually speak with him?
to talk about; to discuss
話別／话别 ― huàbié ― to say goodbye

話家常／话家常 ― huà jiācháng ― to chit-chat; to talk about daily lives
- 何當共剪西窗燭，卻話巴山夜雨時。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  何当共剪西窗烛，却话巴山夜雨时。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 9th century, Li Shangyin, 夜雨寄北
  Hédāng gòng jiǎn xī chuāng zhú, què huà Bāshān yèyǔ shí. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Wu) to say; to refer to; to talk about
使乜話俾佢聽呢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
使乜话俾佢听呢。 [Cantonese, simp.]
sai² mat¹ waa⁶ bei² keoi⁵ teng¹ ne¹. [Jyutping]
What do you need to tell him/her for.

話緊佢自己／话紧佢自己 [Cantonese] ― waa⁶ gan² keoi⁵ zi⁶ gei² [Jyutping] ― talking about himself/herself

你快啲話我知發生咩事。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你快啲话我知发生咩事。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ faai³ di¹ waa⁶ ngo⁵ zi¹ faat³ sang¹ me¹ si⁶. [Jyutping]
Quickly tell me what happened.

都話啦！／都话啦！ [Cantonese] ― dou¹ waa⁶ laa¹! [Jyutping] ― What did I tell you?
- 我唔係話你醜樣，只係你核突。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我唔系话你丑样，只系你核突。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: George Lam, Ah Lam 日記
  ngo⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ waa⁶ nei⁵ cau² joeng^6-2, zi² hai⁶ nei⁵ wat⁶ dat⁶. [Jyutping]
  I'm not saying that you're ugly, only that you're disgusting.
- 喂，話咗，唔好再上嚟呀。落番去啦，影乜嘢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  喂，话咗，唔好再上嚟呀。落番去啦，影乜嘢。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From:
  wai³, waa⁶ zo², m⁴ hou² zoi³ soeng⁶ lei⁴ aa³. lok⁶ faan¹ heoi³ laa¹, jing² mat¹ je⁵. [Jyutping]
  Oi, I already said, don't try to come up here any further. Go back down; what are you filming for?
(Cantonese, transitive) to tell (someone something)
我搵人知咩嚟再話你哋知。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我揾人知咩嚟再话你哋知。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ wan² jan⁴ zi¹ me¹ lai⁴ zoi³ waa⁶ nei⁵ dei⁶ zi¹. [Jyutping]
I'll find someone who knows what it is and then report back to you guys.
(Cantonese, Hakka, Gan, Wu) to tell someone off; to scold
唔話佢呢，佢就會繼續做落去。 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔话佢呢，佢就会继续做落去。 [Cantonese, simp.]
m⁴ waa⁶ keoi⁵ ne¹, keoi⁵ zau⁶ wui⁵ gai³ zuk⁶ zou⁶ lok⁶ heoi³. [Jyutping]
If you don't tell him off, he will continue to do it.

你唔好話呀，真係有鬼㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你唔好话呀，真系有鬼㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ m⁴ hou² waa⁶ aa³, zan¹ hai⁶ jau⁵ gwai² gaa³. [Jyutping]
Don't complain (that I'm telling you that), ghosts are real.
(Cantonese) to think; to feel; to consider; to say
你話點算好？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你话点算好？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ waa⁶ dim² syun³ hou²? [Jyutping]
What do you say we should do?

你話邊個會抵啲呢？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你话边个会抵啲呢？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ waa⁶ bin¹ go³ wui⁵ dai² di¹ ne¹? [Jyutping]
Which one do you say is the thriftier choice?
(Cantonese) Sentence-final particle used to ask someone to repeat previous information.
頭先你叫我做咩㗎話？ [Cantonese, trad.]
头先你叫我做咩㗎话？ [Cantonese, simp.]
tau⁴ sin¹ nei⁵ giu³ ngo⁵ zou⁶ me¹ gaa³ waa^6-2? [Jyutping]
What did you want me to do just now?

幾多錢話？／几多钱话？ [Cantonese] ― gei² do¹ cin⁴ waa^6-2? [Jyutping] ― How much did you say it was?

你話咩話？／你话咩话？ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ waa⁶ me¹ waa^6-2? [Jyutping] ― What did you say?
(Cantonese) quotative: that
未試過話唔塞嘅 [Cantonese, trad.]
未试过话唔塞嘅 [Cantonese, simp.]
mei⁶ si³ gwo³ waa⁶ m⁴ sak¹ ge³ [Jyutping]
in my experience it's never not been in a jam

噉就唔使話熱得滯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
噉就唔使话热得滞。 [Cantonese, simp.]
gam² zau⁶ m⁴ sai² waa⁶ jit⁶ dak¹ zai⁶. [Jyutping]
This can avoid it being too hot.
(ACG) episode

Synonyms

(speech):

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口舌 (kǒushé)
嘴 (zuǐ) (figurative)
腔 (qiāng) (literary, or in compounds)
言語／言语
話語／话语 (huàyǔ)
說的話／说的话 (shuō de huà)
語言／语言

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		言, 云, 曰, 道
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		說, 道 literary
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	說
	Taiwan	說, 講
	Malaysia	說, 講
	Singapore	說, 講
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	說
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	說
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	說, 講
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	說
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	說
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	說
	Wuhan	說
	Guilin	講
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	講
	Pematangsiantar	講
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	講
Cantonese	Guangzhou	講, 話
	Hong Kong	講, 話
	Macau	講, 話
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	講, 話
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	講
	Taishan	話
	Taishan (Guanghai)	講
	Yunfu	話
	Yangjiang	講, 話
	Beihai	講
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	講
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	講
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	講
	Danzhou	講
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Penang (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Singapore (Guangfu)	講, 話
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	講
	Móng Cái	講
	Mandalay (Taishan)	講
Gan	Nanchang	話
Hakka	Meixian	講, 話
	Wuhua (Meilin)	講
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	講
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	講
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	講
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	講
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	講
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	講
	Hong Kong	講
	Kuching (Hepo)	講
	Singapore (Dabu)	講
Huizhou	Jixi	講
Jin	Taiyuan	說
Northern Min	Jian'ou	話
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	講
	Fuqing	講
	Singapore (Fuqing)	講
Southern Min	Xiamen	講
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	講
	Quanzhou	說
	Jinjiang	說
	Shishi	說, 講
	Zhangzhou	講
	Zhao'an	呾, 講
	Dongshan	講
	Taipei	講
	Kaohsiung	講
	Tainan	講
	Penang (Hokkien)	講
	Singapore (Hokkien)	講
	Manila (Hokkien)	說, 講
	Chaozhou	呾
	Raoping	呾
	Shantou	呾
	Shantou (Chenghai)	呾
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	呾
	Jieyang	呾
	Lufeng	講
	Haifeng	講
	Bangkok (Teochew)	呾
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	呾
	Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)	呾
	Singapore (Teochew)	呾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	呾
	Leizhou	講
	Wenchang	講
	Haikou	講
	Qionghai	講
	Singapore (Hainanese)	講
Puxian Min	Putian	講
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	講
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	講, 說
Wu	Shanghai	講
	Shanghai (Chongming)	話
	Suzhou	講, 說
	Hangzhou	說, 話, 講
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	講, 話
	Ningbo	講, 話
	Wenzhou	講
Xiang	Changsha	講
	Xiangtan	講
	Xiangxiang	講
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	講
	Shuangfeng	曰, 講

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Dialectal synonyms of 說 (“to say, to speak”) [map]

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		話
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	話, 話兒
	Taiwan	話
	Malaysia	話
	Singapore	話
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	話
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	話
Southwestern Mandarin	Chongqing	話
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	話
	Yangzhou	話
	Hefei	話
Cantonese	Guangzhou	話
	Hong Kong	話
	Taishan	話
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	話
	Penang (Guangfu)	話
	Singapore (Guangfu)	話
Hakka	Meixian	話
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	話
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	話
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	話
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	話
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	話
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	事
	Hong Kong	話
	Kuching (Hepo)	話
	Singapore (Dabu)	話
Southern Min	Xiamen	話
	Taipei	話
	Tainan	話
	Penang (Hokkien)	話
	Singapore (Hokkien)	話
	Manila (Hokkien)	話
	Longyan	話
	Chaozhou	話
	Jieyang	話
	Singapore (Teochew)	話
	Leizhou	話
	Wenchang	話
	Singapore (Hainanese)	話
Wu	Shanghai	閒話
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	閒話
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	閒話
	Shanghai (Jiading)	閒話
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	閒話
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	閒話
	Shanghai (Chongming)	說話
	Suzhou	閒話
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	閒話
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	閒話
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	閒話
	Wuxi	閒話
	Changshu	說話
	Kunshan	閒話
	Taicang	閒話
	Nantong (Tongzhou)	說話
	Qidong	談話
	Nantong (Haimen)	說話
	Jiaxing	閒話
	Jiashan	閒話
	Pinghu	閒話
	Haining (Yanguan)	閒話
	Tongxiang	閒話
	Haiyan	閒話
	Changzhou	話
	Liyang	話
	Changzhou (Jintan)	話
	Yixing	話
	Danyang	說話
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	說話
	Jingjiang	話
	Jiangyin	閒話
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	話
	Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun)	話
	Huzhou	閒話
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	閒話
	Changxing	閒話
	Anji	閒話
	Deqing	說話
	Hangzhou	話語
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	說話
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	說話
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	說話
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	說話
	Tonglu	說話
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	說話
	Shaoxing	說話
	Zhuji	談頭
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	談頭
	Shengzhou	說話
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	說話
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	說話
	Xinchang	話
	Ningbo	閒話
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	閒話
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	閒話
	Yuyao	閒話
	Cixi	閒話
	Xiangshan	閒話
	Zhoushan	閒話
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	話
	Tiantai	話
	Xianju	話
	Sanmen	話
Linhai	話
Wenling	話
Yuhuan (Damaiyu)	話
Yuhuan (Chumen)	話
Wenzhou	話
Yueqing	話
Yongjia (Fenglin)	話
Rui'an	話
Longgang	話
Cangnan (Jinxiang)	話
Pingyang	話
Taishun	話
Wencheng	話
Lishui	話
Qingtian	話
Jinyun	話
Wuyi (Liucheng)	話
Songyang (Xiping)	話
Songyang (Gushi)	話
Yunhe	話
Jingning	話
Qingyuan	話
Longquan	話
Quzhou	話
Suichang	話
Jiangshan	腔
Changshan	腔
Kaihua	話
Longyou	說話
Jinhua	話
Jinhua (Tangxi)	話
Yiwu	話
Yongkang	話
Pujiang	話
Dongyang	話
Pan'an	話
Wuyi	話
Lanxi	話
Shangrao	腔
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	腔
Yushan	腔
Xuancheng (Yanchi)	話
Xuancheng (Jinpai)	話
Wuhu (Liulang)	話
Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an)	話
Jingxian (Zhaji)	話
Pucheng	腔
Xiang	Changsha	話

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Dialectal synonyms of 話 (“-ese, suffix used to indicate a (spoken) language variety”) [map]

Compounds

一句話／一句话
一席話／一席话 (yīxíhuà)
三方通話／三方通话
下話／下话
不像話／不像话 (bùxiànghuà)
不在話下／不在话下 (bùzàihuàxià)
不好說話／不好说话
不成話／不成话 (bùchénghuà)
不打話／不打话
不是話／不是话
不是話頭／不是话头
不會說話／不会说话
不聽話／不听话
不象話／不象话
中國話／中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà)
乏話／乏话
了話／了话
二話／二话
二話不說／二话不说
二話沒說／二话没说
五色話／五色话 (wǔsèhuà)
京話／京话
亮話／亮话 (liànghuà)
人間詞話／人间词话
伶仃話／伶仃话
來回的話／来回的话
侍話／侍话
例話／例话
佳話／佳话 (jiāhuà)
便宜話／便宜话
俏皮話／俏皮话
俗話／俗话 (súhuà)
倒熟話／倒熟话
停話／停话
假話／假话 (jiǎhuà)
傳話／传话 (chuánhuà)
傻話／傻话 (shǎhuà)
傳話筒／传话筒
像話／像话 (xiànghuà)
兒話／儿话
入話／入话
六一詩話／六一诗话
公共電話／公共电话
公用電話／公用电话 (gōngyòng diànhuà)
公道話／公道话 (gōngdaohuà)
共話衷腸／共话衷肠
冷話／冷话
冷齋夜話／冷斋夜话
刁話／刁话
別話／别话
剪燈新話／剪灯新话
北方話／北方话 (běifānghuà)
厭話／厌话
參話頭／参话头
叉股子話／叉股子话
反話／反话 (fǎnhuà)
受話器／受话器 (shòuhuàqì)
口水話／口水话
口話／口话
口頭話／口头话
史話／史话 (shǐhuà)
古話／古话 (gǔhuà)
吉利話／吉利话
各說各話／各说各话 (gèshuōgèhuà)
吃閒話／吃闲话
呆話／呆话
哈話／哈话
哪兒的話／哪儿的话
唐話／唐话 (tánghuà)
問話／问话 (wènhuà)
喊話／喊话 (hǎnhuà)
喪話／丧话
喬話／乔话
嘉話／嘉话
回話／回话 (huíhuà)
因話隨話／因话随话
困話／困话
土話／土话 (tǔhuà)
報話機／报话机 (bàohuàjī)
塞話／塞话
墊話／垫话
壞話／坏话 (huàihuà)
外江話／外江话
外行話／外行话
外話／外话
外道話／外道话
多話／多话
夜話／夜话
夢話／梦话 (mènghuà)
大話／大话 (dàhuà)
大離話／大离话
太平話／太平话
天話／天话
夾層話／夹层话
夾生話／夹生话
奉承話／奉承话
套話／套话 (tàohuà)
套頭話／套头话
好話／好话 (hǎohuà)
好話兒／好话儿 (ho̍k-ló-fa) (Hakka)
好説話／好说话
好說話／好说话 (hǎoshuōhuà)
孩子話／孩子话
官話／官话 (guānhuà)
官話字母／官话字母
客套話／客套话 (kètàohuà)
客家話／客家话 (Kèjiāhuà)
客氣話／客气话
家常話／家常话
宵話／宵话
寄話筒／寄话筒
實話／实话 (shíhuà)
實話實說／实话实说 (shíhuàshíshuō)
寬皮話／宽皮话
寬皮說話／宽皮说话
寬話／宽话
對話／对话 (duìhuà)
小話／小话
尖話／尖话
屁話／屁话 (pìhuà)
巧話／巧话
希臘神話／希腊神话
常話／常话
平話／平话 (pínghuà)
廢話／废话 (fèihuà)
後話／后话
心腹話／心腹话
怯話／怯话
怪話／怪话
恭維話／恭维话
悄悄話／悄悄话 (qiāoqiāohuà)
情話／情话 (qínghuà)
愣話／愣话
懈話／懈话
應酬話／应酬话
成話／成话
戲話／戏话
打住話頭／打住话头
打官話／打官话
打話／打话 (dǎhuà)
打話不同／打话不同
打電話／打电话 (dǎ diànhuà)
把話／把话
扳話／扳话
拉話／拉话 (lāhuà)
拍話／拍话
指東話西／指东话西
指空話空／指空话空
拿話／拿话
指長話短／指长话短
挺膊子話／挺膊子话
排話／排话
換句話說／换句话说 (huànjùhuàshuō)
揚州評話／扬州评话
插話／插话 (chāhuà)
搭話／搭话 (dāhuà)
擬話本／拟话本
攀話／攀话
擺話／摆话
攙話接舌／搀话接舌
放肆話／放肆话
放話／放话 (fànghuà)
敏感話題／敏感话题
敘話／叙话
散話／散话
文話／文话 (wénhuà)
新話／新话 (Xīnhuà)
斷頭話／断头话
早期白話／早期白话
昏話／昏话 (hūnhuà)
普通話／普通话 (pǔtōnghuà)
暖心話／暖心话
暗話／暗话 (ànhuà)
曲話／曲话
會話／会话 (huìhuà)
有線電話／有线电话
有話好說／有话好说 (yǒuhuàhǎoshuō)
服話／服话
期話／期话
村話／村话
杭州評話／杭州评话
東洋話／东洋话
架話／架话
格林童話／格林童话
梯己話／梯己话
梯氣話／梯气话
橫話／横话
款話／款话
正話／正话
步話機／步话机 (bùhuàjī)
歪話／歪话 (wāihuà)
歹話／歹话
毛子話／毛子话
江湖話／江湖话
沒二話／没二话
沒有的話／没有的话
沒話說／没话说
泛話／泛话
洋涇話／洋泾话
流言混話／流言混话
活話／活话
洋話／洋话 (yánghuà)
浮話／浮话
海話／海话
混帳話／混帐话
清平話／清平话
清茶淡話／清茶淡话
淨話／净话
清話／清话
混話／混话 (hùnhuà)
淡話／淡话 (dànhuà)
淺話／浅话
渾話／浑话
滄浪詩話／沧浪诗话
準話／准话
溲話／溲话
漂亮話／漂亮话 (piàolianghuà)
滿話／满话
漢話／汉话 (hànhuà)
激話／激话
澹話／澹话
無生話／无生话
無線電話／无线电话 (wúxiàn diànhuà)
無話不談／无话不谈 (wúhuàbùtán)
無話可說／无话可说 (wúhuàkěshuō)
照例話／照例话
煉話／炼话
熟話／熟话
熱話／热话 (rèhuà)
熱鬧話／热闹话
片兒湯話／片儿汤话
狂話／狂话 (kuánghuà)
狼煙大話／狼烟大话
獃話／呆话
玩話／玩话
現成話／现成话
瑣話／琐话
甜話兒／甜话儿
甩閑話／甩闲话
留話／留话 (liúhuà)
畲話／畲话 (Shēhuà)
痞話／痞话
瘋話／疯话 (fēnghuà)
癡話／痴话
發話／发话
發話器／发话器
白話／白话
白話八股／白话八股
白話小說／白话小说
白話戲／白话戏
白話文／白话文 (báihuàwén)
白話文學／白话文学 (pe̍h-chha̍t-ōe) (Min Nan)
白話舌兒／白话舌儿
白話詩／白话诗 (báihuàshī)
盡頭話／尽头话
盤話／盘话
直話／直话 (zhíhuà)
直話直說／直话直说 (zhíhuà zhíshuō)
看圖說話／看图说话
看笑話／看笑话 (kànxiàohuà)
看話禪／看话禅
真心話／真心话 (zhēnxīnhuà)
真話／真话 (zhēnhuà)
瞎三話四／瞎三话四
瞎話／瞎话 (xiāhuà)
知己話／知己话
知心話／知心话 (zhīxīnhuà)
短話／短话
破話／破话
破頭話／破头话
硬話／硬话
碎話／碎话
磣話／碜话
神話／神话 (shénhuà)
神說鬼話／神说鬼话
福佬話／福佬话 (Fúlǎohuà)
福州評話／福州评话
禪話／禅话
私心話／私心话
私房話／私房话 (sīfánghuà)
私話／私话 (sīhuà)
秘話／秘话
空話／空话 (kōnghuà)
空頭話／空头话
童話／童话 (tónghuà)
童話劇／童话剧
笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
笑話兒／笑话儿 (xiàohuàr)
笑話奇談／笑话奇谈
答話／答话 (dáhuà)
粗話／粗话 (cūhuà)
細話／细话
絕話／绝话
緊話／紧话
罵話／骂话
美話／美话
老實話／老实话
老橛話兒／老橛话儿
老話／老话 (lǎohuà)
老話題／老话题
耍話／耍话
耽話／耽话
聽話／听话 (tīnghuà)
胡話／胡话 (húhuà)
自動電話／自动电话
自說自話／自说自话
自説自話／自说自话
興頭話／兴头话
舊話／旧话
良心話／良心话
花話／花话
茶話／茶话 (cháhuà)
茶話會／茶话会 (cháhuàhuì)
茶餘客話／茶余客话
葷笑話／荤笑话
落話／落话
蕙風詞話／蕙风词话
藍青官話／蓝青官话 (lánqīng guānhuà)
虛話／虚话
蠢話／蠢话 (chǔnhuà)
蠻話／蛮话
行動電話／行动电话 (xíngdòng diànhuà)
行家話／行家话
行話／行话 (hánghuà)
衷腸話／衷肠话
西湖佳話／西湖佳话
西風的話／西风的话
見話／见话
言話／言话 (xiánhuà)
討話／讨话
訓話／训话 (xùnhuà)
訪話／访话
評話／评话 (pínghuà)
詞話／词话
話下／话下
話不投機／话不投机
話不相投／话不相投
話不虛傳／话不虚传
話中帶刺／话中带刺
話中有話／话中有话 (huàzhōngyǒuhuà)
話事／话事
話亭／话亭
話休絮煩／话休絮烦
話信／话信
話兒／话儿 (huàr)
話冷雞窗／话冷鸡窗
話分兩頭／话分两头
話別／话别
話劇／话剧 (huàjù)
話務員／话务员
話匣子／话匣子 (huàxiázi)
話口／话口
話口兒／话口儿 (huàkǒur)
話口袋子／话口袋子
話名／话名
話夜／话夜
話家常／话家常 (huà jiācháng)
話尾／话尾
話岔兒／话岔儿
話差／话差
話巴／话巴
話巴戲／话巴戏
話弄／话弄
話心／话心
話意／话意
話把／话把 (huàbà)
話把戲／话把戏
話拉兒／话拉儿
話拉拉兒／话拉拉儿
話拳／话拳
話文／话文
話料／话料
話本／话本 (huàběn)
話材／话材
話柄／话柄
話梅／话梅 (huàméi)
話機／话机
話次／话次
話法／话法
話泉／话泉
話流／话流
話癆／话痨 (huàláo)
話白／话白
話盒子／话盒子
話眼／话眼
話碴／话碴
話私／话私
話端／话端
話筒／话筒 (huàtǒng)
話箱／话箱
話簍子／话篓子
話絮／话絮
話緒／话绪
話者／话者
話聲／话声
話胚／话胚
話舊／话旧 (huàjiù)
話茬／话茬
話茬兒／话茬儿 (huàchár)
話表／话表
話裡套話／话里套话
話裏帶刺／话里带刺
話裏有刺／话里有刺
話裏有話／话里有话
話裡有話／话里有话
話裡藏鬮／话里藏阄
話裏藏鬮／话里藏阄
話言／话言
話言話語／话言话语
詩話／诗话 (shīhuà)
詭話／诡话
話說／话说 (huàshuō)
話語／话语 (huàyǔ)
話談／话谈
話論／话论
話資／话资
話賬／话账
話趕話／话赶话
話路／话路
話鋒／话锋 (huàfēng)
話長／话长
話長短／话长短
話長說短／话长说短
話闊／话阔
話雖如此／话虽如此 (huàsuīrúcǐ)
話雨／话雨
話靶／话靶 (huàbǎ)
話靶戲／话靶戏
話音／话音 (huàyīn)
話頭／话头 (huàtóu)
話題／话题 (huàtí)
話風／话风 (huàfēng)
說來話長／说来话长 (shuōláihuàcháng)
說古話／说古话
說夢話／说梦话 (shuō mènghuà)
說大話／说大话 (shuō dàhuà)
說朝南話／说朝南话
說淡話／说淡话
說清話／说清话
說滿話／说满话
說瞎話／说瞎话
說矮話／说矮话
說笑話／说笑话
說話／说话 (shuōhuà)
語話／语话
誒話／诶话 (ê̄huà)
誑話／诳话 (kuánghuà)
說話中間／说话中间
說話之間／说话之间
說話人／说话人
說話兒／说话儿
說詩啐話／说诗啐话
說話客／说话客
說話的／说话的
說話算話／说话算话 (shuōhuàsuànhuà)
說諢話／说诨话
說那裏話／说那里话
說長話短／说长话短
說閑話／说闲话
說閒話／说闲话
說閒話兒／说闲话儿
說響話／说响话
說風涼話／说风凉话
說風話／说风话
說鬼話／说鬼话
調皮話／调皮话
談話／谈话 (tánhuà)
調話／调话
談話會／谈话会
諢話／诨话
謔浪話頭／谑浪话头
謊話／谎话 (huǎnghuà)
講話／讲话 (jiǎnghuà)
謊話連篇／谎话连篇
譯話／译话
讌話／宴话
讓話／让话
費話／费话
貳話／贰话
賊話兒／贼话儿
賦話／赋话
賠話／赔话
贅話／赘话
走話／走话
越洋電話／越洋电话
趣話／趣话
軟話／软话
軼話／轶话
轉話／转话
農話／农话
迷湯話／迷汤话
送話／送话
送話器／送话器 (sònghuàqì)
通話／通话 (tōnghuà)
逸話／逸话 (yìhuà)
過話／过话 (guòhuà)
道話／道话
過頭話／过头话
遠話／远话
遺話／遗话
那話兒／那话儿 (nàhuàr)
酒話／酒话 (jiǔhuà)
醉話／醉话 (zuìhuà)
醜話／丑话 (chǒuhuà)
醫話／医话
重話／重话 (zhònghuà)
野話／野话
鋪頭話／铺头话
錯話／错话
錄音電話／录音电话 (lùyīn diànhuà)
長話／长话 (chánghuà)
長話短說／长话短说 (chánghuàduǎnshuō)
長途電話／长途电话 (chángtú diànhuà)
門面話／门面话
閒話／闲话 (xiánhuà)
開話／开话
閒話家常／闲话家常
閩北話／闽北话
閩南話／闽南话 (mǐnnánhuà)
陪話／陪话 (péihuà)
隔壁聽話／隔壁听话
隨園詩話／随园诗话
雜話／杂话
難說話／难说话
雨村曲話／雨村曲话
電視電話／电视电话
電話／电话 (diànhuà)
電話亭／电话亭 (diànhuàtíng)
電話傳真／电话传真
電話卡／电话卡 (diànhuàkǎ)
電話國碼／电话国码
電話局／电话局
電話會議／电话会议 (diànhuà huìyì)
電話本／电话本
電話機／电话机 (diànhuàjī)
電話祕書／电话秘书
電話筒／电话筒
電話簿／电话簿 (diànhuàbù)
電話線／电话线 (diànhuàxiàn)
電話號碼／电话号码 (diànhuà hàomǎ)
電話訪問／电话访问
電話費／电话费
電話錄音／电话录音
面子話／面子话
響亮話／响亮话
順口話／顺口话
頑話／顽话
題外話／题外话 (tíwàihuà)
風凉話／风凉话
風流話靶／风流话靶
風涼話／风凉话 (fēngliánghuà)
風話／风话
體己話／体己话
髒話／脏话 (zānghuà)
高話／高话
鬆話／松话
鬥話／斗话
鬧笑話／闹笑话 (nào xiàohuà)
鬼話／鬼话 (guǐhuà)
鬼話連篇／鬼话连篇 (guǐhuàliánpiān)
魘話／魇话
黃話／黄话
黑話／黑话 (hēihuà)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (話):

→ Japanese: 話(わ) (wa)
→ Korean: 화(話) (hwa)
→ Vietnamese: thoại (話)

Others:

→ Lao: ວ່າ (wā)
→ Lü: ᦞᦱᧈ (vaa¹)
→ Shan: ဝႃႈ (wāa)
→ Thai: ว่า (wâa)
→ Zhuang: vah

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03824
“Entry #10081”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
“話”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Kanji

話

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

talk, conversation
tale, story

Readings

Go-on: え (e)
Kan-on: か (ka)、かい (kai)
Kan’yō-on: わ (wa, Jōyō)
Kun: はなす (hanasu, 話す, Jōyō)、はなし (hanashi, 話, Jōyō)

Derived terms

話(はな)す (hanasu): to speak
電(でん)話(わ) (denwa): a telephone
電(でん)話(わ)を切(き)る (denwa o kiru): to hang up

Etymology 1

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はなし Grade: 2
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Alternative spellings
話し (informal or proscribed) 噺 (especially rakugo) 咄 (especially rakugo)

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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *panas-.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はなし [hànáshíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠ɕi]

Noun

話(はなし) • (hanashi)

talking; speaking; speech; conversation
何(なん)の話(はなし)をしてるの？
Nan no hanashi o shiteru no?
What are you guys talking about?
story; tale; narrative
「ざしき童(ぼっ)子(こ)のはなし」
“Zashiki-bokko no Hanashi”
The Story of the Zashiki-bokko
a topic; a subject; that which is spoken about
rumors; rumours
negotiation; consultation; discussion
lecture; speech

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わ Grade: 2
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Counter

話(わ) • (-wa)

Counter for stories.
Counter for episodes of TV shows.
第(だい)１(いち)話(わ) ― daīchiwa ― episode 1

References

[1]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 話 (MC hwaejH).

Historical readings

Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᅫᆼ〮 (Yale: hhwáy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 화〯 (hwǎ) (Yale: hwǎ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [화]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

話

Wikisource 話 (eumhun 말할 화 (malhal hwa))

hanja form^? of 화 (“to speak”)

Compounds

대화 (對話, daehwa)
화극 (話劇, hwageuk)
화두 (話頭, hwadu)
화법 (話法, hwabeop)
화설 (話說, hwaseol)
화소 (話素, hwaso)
화술 (話術, hwasul)
화언 (話言, hwa'eon)
화자 (話者, hwaja)
화제 (話題, hwaje)
화조 (話調, hwajo)
화중 (話中, hwajung)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Alternative forms

話しー

Kanji

話

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Kun: ぱなーしー (phanāshī, 話)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *panas-, from Proto-Japonic *panas-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰanaːɕiː/

Noun

話(ぱなーしー) (phanāshī)

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話す

Kanji

話

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Kun: ぱなす (panasu, 話)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *panas-, from Proto-Japonic *panas-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /panass̩/

Noun

話(ぱなす) (panasu)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *panas-, from Proto-Japonic *panas-.

Alternative forms

話し

Kanji

話

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Kun: はなし (hanashi, 話, Jōyō)、はなすん (hanasun, 話すん)

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IPA^(key): /hanaɕi/