The mouth is for speaking just as much as eating. Our word of this week is说 – ‘Speak,Talk;To persuade’.
Pronunciation
说 is pronounced shuō / shuì .
Meaning
说(shuō)means using words to express something. It has another pronunciation shuì, the extension refers to “persuade others with words and cause them to according to your opinions.” Such as: persuading.
Example:
说长道短(shuō cháng dào duǎn)
It means gossiping about people behind their backs.
Eg. 他喜欢说长道短。
He likes to gossip.
说客(shuì kè)
It means Lobbyist, i.e. one who is a persuasive talker.
Eg. 她的丈夫是一个说客。
Her husband is a lobbyist.
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