據說

See also: 据说

Chinese

 
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (據說)
simp. (据说)

Pronunciation


Adverb

據說

  1. apparently; allegedly; reportedly; it is said that; ... so they say

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聽說 (“to hear it said that”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 聽聞
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 聽聞, 據說
Mandarin Beijing 聽說
Taiwan 聽說
Cantonese Guangzhou 聽講, 聽聞, 聽聞話
Hong Kong 聽講, 聽聞, 聽聞話
Taishan 聽聞講
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 聽講
Liudui (S. Sixian) 聽講
Hsinchu (Hailu) 聽講
Dongshi (Dabu) 聽講
Hsinchu (Raoping) 聽講
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 聽講
Min Nan Xiamen 聽講, 據講
Quanzhou 聽說
Zhangzhou 聽講, 據講
Taipei 聽講
Kaohsiung 聽講
Philippines (Manila) 聽說
Wu Shanghai 聽講
Wenzhou 聽講
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