說實在的

說實在的

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	real; true; genuine real; true; genuine; down-to-earth; really; truly; indeed	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (說實在的)		說	實在	的
simp. (说实在的)		说	实在	的

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuō shízài de

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ sat⁶ zoi⁶ dik¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuō shízài de
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo shytzay .de
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuo shíhzài de̊
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ sat⁶ zoi⁶ dik¹
    • Yale: syut saht joih dīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ sat⁹ dzoi⁶ dik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ sed⁶ zoi⁶ dig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːt̚³ sɐt̚² t͡sɔːy̯²² tɪk̚⁵/

Adverb

說實在的

1. seriously; honestly

Synonyms

edit

老實說／老实说 (lǎoshíshuō) 說實話／说实话 (shuōshíhuà) 說真的／说真的 (shuōzhēnde)

講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn) (chiefly Cantonese) 講道理／讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ) (slang, neologism)