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无话可说

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
to have nothing to say (idiom)
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
无
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *无* | 无* | *无
4画
negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
無
1041.0
MKU
话
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *话* | 话* | *话
8画
speech, talk, language; dialect
話
3276
IVHJR
可
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *可* | 可* | *可
5画
may, can, -able; possibly
1062.0
MNR
说
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *说* | 说* | *说
9画
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
說説
3871
IVCRU

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
无话可说
to have nothing to say (idiom)
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
无
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *无* | 无* | *无
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
 话
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *话* | 话* | *话
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL: 種|种, 席, 句, 口, 番
 话
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *话* | 话* | *话
old variant of 話|话
  可
  kě​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however
  可
  kè​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *可* | 可* | *可
used in 可汗
   说
   shuì​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *说* | 说* | *说
to persuade
   说
   shuō​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *说* | 说* | *说
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
   说
   shuō​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *说* | 说* | *说
variant of 說|说