created sense approved 垫话/墊話 · diànhuà · to give a heads-up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垫话 / 墊話
diànhuà
to give a heads-up
(colloquial) to mention something in advance or notify beforehand
垫, 话
垫 (literal) → 垫/墊 · diàn · to fill a gap 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 垫话/墊話 · diànhuà · prologue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垫话 / 墊話
diànhuà
prologue
an introductory opening used in storytelling or cross-talk to get the audience's attention and lead into the main performance
垫 (literal) → 垫/墊 · diàn · to fill a gap 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 垫话/墊話 · diànhuà · to put in a word — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垫话 / 墊話
diànhuà
to put in a word
(colloquial) to say something on someone's behalf to help them
垫, 话
垫 (literal) → 垫/墊 · diàn · to fill a gap 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition