说好说歹 shuō hǎo shuō dǎi — to plead and persuade repeatedly; to judge and criticize

说好说歹
shuō hǎo shuō dǎi

Characters: 说 · 好 · 说 · 歹

Definitions

  1. to plead and persuade repeatedly; to judge and criticize

More definitions

zdic(汉典)

  1. 用各种方式反复劝说或请求。
  2. 评论好坏，褒贬不一。

ExtDict

  1. ①指百般劝说或请求。②褒贬，评论好坏。

Examples

  • 大家说好说歹，才把他劝住。

    It took much coaxing to finally dissuade him.

  • 旁人说好说歹，他都不在意。

    Whatever others said for or against, he did not care.