話說

话说
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

說書及平話小說常用的發語詞。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我想我沒有把話說清楚。

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 話 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
2 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine

Containing this entry

換句話說 huànjùhuàshuō in other words
話說回來 huàshuōhuílai (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
話說回來 huàshuōhuílái