说 (說) yuè shuì shuō

1. shuō verb to say / said / to speak / to talk / speaks
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language 语言
   Notes: In this sense 说 means the same as 告诉. 说 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC 'shuō' v 1; GHC '说' 2; Kroll 2015 '說' 1; NCCED '说' 1). For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176)
2. yuè verb to relax / to enjoy / to be delighted
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 8; Kroll 2015 '說' yuè)
3. shuì verb to persuade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 劝说 or 说服 (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' shuì; NCCED '说' 5)
4. shuō verb to teach / to recite / to explain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 解释 or 说明 (ABC 'shuō' v 2; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 2; NCCED '说' 2) Etymology: 說，釋也。从言、兌。一曰談說。(Shuo Wen) to explain, from 言 with duì 兑 as phonetic (Norman 1988, p. 69)
5. shuō noun a doctrine / a theory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 学说 (ABC 'shuō' bf; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 3; NCCED '说' 3)
6. shuō verb to claim / to assert
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 4; Kroll 2015 '說' 3)
7. shuō noun allocution
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' 4)
8. shuō verb to criticize / to scold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Emotion 感情
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 3; NCCED '说' 4)
9. shuō verb to indicate / to refer to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language 语言
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 4; NCCED '说' 6)

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• 说法(說法) a statement / wording ; to teach the Dharma / to expound Buddhist teachings / dharma-desana ; a opinion / view / understanding ; words from the heart ; Expounding the Dharma
• 佛说八大人觉经(佛說八大人覺經) Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings ; Sūtra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings
• 演说(演說) to give a speech ; a speech ; to expound
• 佛说高王观世音经(佛說高王觀世音經) The High King Avalokitesvara Sutra
• 佛说俱利伽罗大龙胜外道伏陀罗尼经(佛說俱利伽羅大龍勝外道伏陀羅尼經) Fo Shuo Julijialuo Da Long Sheng Wai Dao Fu Tuoluoni Jing / Sutra on the Great Dragon Krkala's Defeating the Exterior-Path Practitioners
• 佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经(佛說長壽滅罪護諸童子陀羅尼經) The Dharani Sutra on Longevity, The Extinction of Offences, And the Protection of Young Children
• 七俱胝佛母所说淮提陀罗尼经(七俱胝佛母所说淮提陀羅尼經) The Maha-Cundi Dharani Sutra
• 佛说大乘庄严宝王经(佛說大乘莊嚴寶王經) Avalokiteśvaraguṇakāraṇḍavyūhasūtra / Fo Shuo Dacheng Zhuangyan Bao Wang Jing
• 文殊师利所说不思议佛境界经(文殊師利所說不思議佛境界經) Acintyabuddhaviṣayanirdeśa (Mañjuśrī speaks the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood Sutra)
• 佛说佛母出生三法藏版若波罗蜜经(佛說佛母出生三法藏版若波羅蜜經) The Prajna Paramita Sutra on the Buddha-Mother's Producing the Three Dharma Treasuries
• 佛说阿弥陀经(佛說阿彌陀經) The Amitabha Sutra
• 文殊说般若经(文殊說般若經) Manjusri bodhisattva Discourse on the Prajnaparamita Sutra
• 佛说(佛說) buddhavacana / the Buddha's teaching ; the Buddha's has explained
• 讲说(講說) to explain / to tell ; Explain
• 根本说一切有部毗奈耶(根本說一切有部毗奈耶) Mula-sarvastivada-vinaya
• 谈情说爱(談情說愛) to discuss passion and talk of love ; Buddhism in Every Step: Speaking of Love and Affection

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说明 、 听说 、 解说 、 瞎说 、 说服 、 小说 、 据说 、 劝说 、 传说 、 对_来说 、 胡说 、 就是说 、 没说的 、 拿_来说 、 分说 、 好说 、 说不定 、 虽说 、 学说 、 再说 、 _来说_ 、 说谎 、 说情 、 无话可说 、 总的来说 、 说文解字 、 说苑 、 说话 、 说风凉话 、 说书 、 换句话说 、 说道 、 乱说 、 长篇小说 、 小说家

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• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 174
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 171
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 164
• Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 135
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 135
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 132
• I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 117
• The Study of Life in Buddhism 佛教的生活學 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 112
• Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Inter-Religion Relations' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「宗教之間」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 106
• The Study of Life in Buddhism 佛教的生活學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 105

Collocations

• 来说 (來說) 就拿臺灣及日本的地震來說 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 10
• 里说 (裡說) 裡說的 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 8
• 上说 (上說) 上說 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 4
• 可说 (可說) 這部經可說是敘述釋尊本懷的一部經 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Preface 前言 — count: 4
• 医生说 (醫生說) 醫生說 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 9: The Mahayana Mind 第九講　大乘心為普濟的根本 — count: 3
• 说来 (說來) 實在說來是苦的 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 3
• 不能说 (不能說) 而不能說是六波羅蜜中的布施波羅蜜 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 10: Conclusion - Approaching the Awakened State 第十講　八大人覺經的總結 — count: 2
• 上面说 (上面說) 能照上面說的道理觀想 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 2
• 说这位 (說這位) 從經文所說這位菩薩的誓願來看 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Avalokiteśvara's Universal Gate 觀世音菩薩普門品 — count: 2
• 说过 (說過) 我們在前文也說過身體有老病死的苦 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 9: The Mahayana Mind 第九講　大乘心為普濟的根本 — count: 2