huà​shuō

to discuss

话说 話說 huà​shuō
to discuss verb
To talk about or recount; to describe or introduce a subject (often used in titles or to launch a topic)
it is said that
Opening phrase used in traditional storytelling and novels to start a narrative or a new chapter, meaning "the story goes that...".

Frequency

Movie subtitles
6.68 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
47.4 per million

Sources