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好说歹说

hǎo shuō dǎi shuō

4-character word Traditional 好說歹說

What 好说歹说 means

1. idiomto try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible

The characters in 好说歹说

• 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; all right!
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 歹dǎibad; wicked; evil
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

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