shuō​lái

having brought this up

说来 說來 shuō​lái
having brought this up adverbverb
Used at the start of a sentence to introduce a topic or explain how a situation came about; as far as ... is concerned.
say for others to hear
To speak or state something clearly so that it is heard or understood by others; to say it out loud.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
11.4 per million appears in 5% of films

Sources

Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CH