说一千，道一万

说一千，道一万

Literally means:

said 1,000 times, said 10,000 times

Actually means:

all in all; in a word

道 means speaking.

This phrase means speaking a lot. It also means that all words spoken can be summarized as what follows, equivalent to "in a word". When used in the latter sense, it is usually used to elicit the most important words.

道，说话。

说一千，道一万，说了很多话。也指说了很多，归结之起来就是下文所要说的话，相当于“总而言”。后一种意思多用于引出最关键的话。