言歸正傳

See also: 言归正传

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	to go back; to return	main subject, true biography
trad. (言歸正傳)		言	歸	正傳
simp. (言归正传)		言	归	正传

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yán guī zhèngzhuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ gwai¹ zing³ zyun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yán guī zhèngzhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yan guei jenqjuann
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yán guei jhèngjhuàn
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ kweɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂwän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ gwai¹ zing³ zyun⁶
  - Yale: yìhn gwāi jing jyuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ gwai¹ dzing³ dzyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ guei¹ jing³ jun⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡ʃyːn²²/

Verb

言歸正傳

to return to the main topic; to go back to business, to finish a digression and get back to the main subject (cf. "retournons à nos moutons")

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