講道理

See also: 讲道理

Chinese
 
to talk; speech; to speak
to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain
 
reason; argument; sense
reason; argument; sense; logic; principle; rule; truth; philosophy
trad. (講道理) 講 道理
simp. (讲道理) 讲 道理

Pronunciation

Verb

講⫽道理 (verb-object)

  1. to talk sense; to speak sensibly; to talk reason
    人是不能跟瘋子講道理的。 [MSC, trad.]
    人是不能跟疯子讲道理的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Rén shì bùnéng gēn fēngzi jiǎng dàolǐ de. [Pinyin]
    You can't talk reason with crazy people.
    這人真霸道，一點兒道理也不講。 [MSC, trad.]
    这人真霸道，一点儿道理也不讲。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè rén zhēn bàdao, yīdiǎnr dàolǐ yě bù jiǎng. [Pinyin]
    This person is overbearing and refuses to talk any sense.
    你這人有沒有禮貌，講不講道理啊。 [MSC, trad.]
    你这人有没有礼貌，讲不讲道理啊。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zhè rén yǒu méi yǒu lǐmào, jiǎng bù jiǎng dàolǐ a. [Pinyin]
    Where's your manners? Be reasonable!

Synonyms

Adverb

講道理

  1. (slang, neologism) to be honest; frankly

Synonyms
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