说一千，道一万 in English shuo1 yi1 qian1 , dao4 yi1 wan4 Meaning

Meanings

• when all is said and done
• at the end of the day

Pinyin

shuo1 yi1 qian1 , dao4 yi1 wan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

说shuo1to persuade 一yi1one 千qian1thousand ， 道dao4road 一yi1one 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]