老實說
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
“honestly speaking; to be frank; to tell the truth.”
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老
ㄌㄠˇ
Old; aged; experienced; venerable; of long standing; prefix for elders or familiar people; outdated; tough (food); always.
實
ㄕˊ
Real; true; honest; solid; actually; to fill; to make real; fruit; seed; deed; event.
說
ㄕㄨㄛ
to speak; to say; to talk; to explain; to discuss; to scold; to tell off; a theory or doctrine; to arrange a marriage
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- 其實ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊactually; in fact; really; truly; used to state the real situation or correct a misunderstanding.
- 老師ㄌㄠˇ ㄕteacher; a respectful term for someone who teaches or mentors; in imperial times, a student's formal address to an examiner
- 事實ㄕˋ ㄕˊfact; the real state of affairs; something that is actually the case.
- 說明ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊto explain; to illustrate; to show; explanation; directions; caption
- 實際ㄕˊ ㄐㄧˋreality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
- 實在ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋreally; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- 小說ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛa fictional prose narrative of book length; a novel; fiction; a literary work with plot, characters, and theme
- 確實ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊindeed; really; in fact; truly; reliable; real; true; genuinely the case.
- 說話ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋto speak; to talk; to say; words or speech; (historical) a Tang–Song storytelling art; blame; matter, affair
- 老人ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊold person; the elderly; senior citizen; long-time member or veteran of a group or organization.
- 實驗ㄕˊ ㄧㄢˋexperiment; test; to conduct an experiment; experimental; a practical trial to verify a theory or observe results.
- 真實ㄓㄣ ㄕˊtrue; real; genuine; factual; authentic; not false or imaginary.