话说

話說
huàshuō
  1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
  2. to discuss; to recount

CEDICT

  1. (literary) It is said that ...
  2. (literary) Speaking of ...
  3. It is said that ...
  4. Speaking of ...
  5. by the way; and; oh, that reminds me

Wiktionary

说书及平话小说常用的发语词。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我想我没有把话说清楚。

I guess I haven't made myself clear.

Source: Tatoeba

话说，你听说玛丽辞职了吗？

By the way, did you hear that Mary quit her job?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 话 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=1 话 huà old variant of 话 huà
=2 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 说 shuō variant of 说 shuō

Containing this entry

换句话说 huànjùhuàshuō in other words
话说回来 huàshuōhuílai (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
话说回来 huàshuōhuílái