Chinese Traditional: 說了算
Chinese Simplified: 说了算
Pinyin: shuo1 le5 suan4
Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄜ˙ ㄙㄨㄢˋ
English Meaning: to have the final say, to be the one to decide

Related Words:

 

shuō

1. to speak, to say 2. to explain, to tell 3. to reprimand, to tell off 4. theory, doctrine

Here: to speak, to say

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (completed action marker)

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suàn

1. to calculate, to count, to compute 2. to charge (price) 3. to consider, to regard as, to count as 4. might be considered as 5. to plan, to arrange, to design 6. to guess, to estimate, to approximate 7. to let it pass, to give up 8. finally, eventually

Here: to consider, to regard as, to count as

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