这话说来就长了
“It's a long story.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
住进那汉奸田家泰家里啊
“to live in the traitor Tian Jiatai's house?”
这 话说 来就长了
“It's a long story.”
“Anyway, it was all to keep the three of them alive.”
“It's complicated; don't jump to conclusions before hearing the painful background.”
Using '说来话长' often hints at personal sacrifices or moral compromises forced by difficult circumstances that defy simple black-and-white judgment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's a long story; complicated to explain
A standard conversational set phrase used when asked about an incident with extensive, complex background.
this is quite a long story
A spoken colloquial expansion of '说来话长', buying time or setting expectations for a narrative.
Indicates an imminent state or conclusion, emphasizing that the explanation would indeed become long.
