shuō​bu​xià​qu

to be unable to go on speaking

  • created reference approved 说不下去/說不下去 → 说不过去/說不過去 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说不下去 / 說不下去 shuō​bu​xià​qu

    说不过去 / 說不過去 shuō​bu​guò​qu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 说不下去/說不下去 · shuō​bu​xià​qu · to be unable to go on speaking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说不下去 / 說不下去

    shuō​bu​xià​qu

    to be unable to go on speaking

    To be unable to continue or finish what one is saying, often due to being overcome by emotion.

    shuō​bu​xià​qù

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 下去 (literal) → 下去 · xià​qu · to continue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 说不下去/說不下去 · shuō​bu​xià​qu · to be unjustifiable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说不下去 / 說不下去

    shuō​bu​xià​qu

    to be unjustifiable

    To be unacceptable or impossible to justify according to reason or social propriety.

    shuō​bu​xià​qù

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to explain 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 下去 (literal) → 下去 · xià​qu · to continue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense