Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

话茬儿 [huàchár]

1. 1. [dialect] thread of discourse

   接上话茬儿

   take up the thread of a conversation

   谁又把这话茬儿提起来了？

2. 2. [dialect] tone of one's speech

   听他的话茬儿，这件事不好办。

   From what he says, that can't be easily done.

   听他的话茬儿，好像还有什么其他的事。

3. 3. [dialect] a cause for dispute; quarrel

   他正找不到话茬儿呢，别惹他。

   He's trying to pick a quarrel, so it's better to leave him alone.

   可算让他找到话茬儿了。