Word: 好话 (hǎohuà)

Traditional: 好話

好话 dictionary entry

hǎohuà: friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions

Full dictionary entry for 好话

Example sentences using 好话

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十句好话顶不上一句丑话

shí jù hǎohuà dǐng bú shàng yíjù chǒuhuà

ten kind words don't outweigh one ugly word
好话不在多说，有理不在声高

hǎohuà bú zài duō shuō, yǒulǐ bú zài shēng gāo

good words aren't in saying a lot; being right isn't in a loud voice
好话传仨人，有头少了身；坏话传仨人，有叶又有根

hǎohuà chuán sā rén, yǒu tóu shǎole shēn; huàihuà chuán sā rén, yǒu Yè yòu yǒu gēn

good words passed through three people have a head but lose the body; bad words passed through three people have leaves as well as roots
好话当不了饭吃

hǎohuà dàng bù liǎo fàn chī

nice words can't be eaten as food
好话说三遍，聋子也心烦

hǎohuà shuō sān biàn, lóngzi yě xīnfán

say good words three times and even a deaf man gets annoyed
话激话,没好话

huà jī huà,méi hǎohuà

words provoking words, no good words