# 話事
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): waa$^6$ si$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): va$^5$ lhu$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ua$^5$ si$^5$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): va$^4$ si$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): uā-dī
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: waa$^6$ si$^6$
*** Yale: wah sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: waa$^6$ si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wa$^6$ xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /waː²² siː²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: va$^5$ lhu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /va³² ɬu³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ua$^5$ si$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ua¹¹ sz̩¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: va$^4$ si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uā-dī
*** Sinological IPA : /ua⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

### Verb

話⫽事 (verb-object)
* (Cantonese, Guangdong Hakka) to be in charge; to have the final say
       ni$^1$ dou$^6$ keoi$^5$ zeoi$^3$ waa$^6$ dak$^1$ si$^6$. [Jyutping]
       He has the most say here.
       gam$^1$ maan$^5$ sik$^6$ me$^1$ nei$^5$ waa$^6$ si$^6$ laa$^1$. [Jyutping]
       It's up to you to decide what we're having for dinner tonight.
* (Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Central Min) to speak; to talk

#### Synonyms

* (to be in charge): 說了算／说了算 (shuōlesuàn), 作主 (zuòzhǔ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 說話, 講話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 說話, 言語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 說話, 講話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 講話, 說話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 講話, 說話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 說話 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 說話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 說話, 言傳 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 說話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 說話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 說話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 說話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 說話, 開腔 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 說話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 講話, 說話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 講話, 說話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 講話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 講說話, 講話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 講嘢, 講說話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 講話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 講嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 講話 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 講嘢 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 講話 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 講嘢, 講話 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 講嘢 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 講事話, 講話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 講話, 講說話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 講話, 講說話 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 話事 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 話事 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 講事, 話事 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 講話, 講事, 話事 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 話事 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 講話 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 講話 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 講話 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Changting | 話事 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 講話 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 話事, 講事 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 話事 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 話事 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 話事 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 話事 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 話事 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 話事 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 話事 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 講話, 講事 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 講事 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 講話 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 講話 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 講話 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 講話 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 說話 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 話事, 講事 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 話事 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 話事 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 講話 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 說話, 講話 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 講話, 說話 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 說話 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 講話, 說話 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 說話 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 說話 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 說話, 講話 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 說話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 呾話, 講話 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 講話, 沫話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 講話, 說話 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 呾話 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 講話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 講話 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 講話 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 講話 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 話事 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 話事 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 話事 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 講話 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 講話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 講閒話, 說話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 講閒話 |
| Wu | Danyang | 講話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 講閒話, 講說話, 話說話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 講話, 講說話 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 講水話, 講話 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 講話 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 話話, 講話 |

#### Derived terms

* 話事人／话事人
* 話事啤／话事啤
* 話事權／话事权