且說

且說

See also: 且说

Chinese

		temporarily; tentatively	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (且說)		且	說
simp. (且说)		且	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiěshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce² syut³
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiáⁿ-soeh / chhiáⁿ-seh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiěshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiieshuo
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciěshuo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂwɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce² syut³
    • Yale: ché syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse² syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé² xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵ ʃyːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiáⁿ-soeh
    • Tâi-lô: tshiánn-sueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviafsoeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sueʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiáⁿ-seh
    • Tâi-lô: tshiánn-seh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviafseq
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ³²/

Verb

且說

1. (archaic) Let us now speak for a moment about; Let us now turn to

Usage notes

In earlier times, an author would frequently use this expression to indicate the end of one story line, and the beginning of another.

Synonyms

• 卻說／却说 (quèshuō)