MEANING/意义
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(used to begin a story) it goes like this...，the story says...，it is said that...Type phrase/词组/短语
话说
EXAMPLES/列句
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把丑话说在前头
to say the disagreeable words at first，to lay out the situation bluntly beforehand -
俗话说，偏方治大病。
It is said that folk prescriptions can cure serious diseases.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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俗话说
as the proverb says，it is said that
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话说回来
returning to our main topic，nevertheless，anyhow
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换句话说
in other words
