說項

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	(surname)
trad. (說項)		說	項
simp. (说项)		说	项

Etymology

From a poem in praise of poet Xiang Si (項斯) by Tang-dynasty official Yang Jingzhi (楊敬之), who was deeply impressed by Xiang's poems:

平生不解藏人善，到處逢人說項斯。 [MSC, trad.]

平生不解藏人善，到处逢人说项斯。 [MSC, simp.]

From: Tang dynasty, Yang Jingzhi (楊敬之), 《贈項斯》 (For Xiang Si)
Translation from Famous Quotes of Chinese Wisdom (2014) by Liu Shicong (劉士聰) and Gu Qinan (谷啓楠)

Píngshēng bùjiě cáng rén shàn, dàochù féng rén shuō Xiàng Sī. [Pinyin]

Never in my life have I neglected any talent,
so I tell stories about Xiang Si everywhere I go.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuōxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuōxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuosiàng
  - Wade–Giles: shuo¹-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: shwō-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuoshianq
  - Palladius: шосян (šosjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Verb

說項

to put in a good word or plead for (someone); to intercede for

Derived terms