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说来话长

shuō lái huà cháng

4-character word Traditional 說來話長

What 说来话长 means

1. start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

The characters in 说来话长

• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 话huàdialect; language; spoken words
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Example sentences

• 说来话长。
  Shuōláihuàcháng.
  It's a long story.