卻說

卻說

See also: 却说

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (卻說)		卻	說
simp. (却说)		却	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quèshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koek³ syut³
• Min Nan (POJ): khiok-soat / khiak-soat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: quèshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehshuo
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: koek³ syut³
    • Yale: keuk syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koek⁸ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêg³ xud³
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰœ̽ːk̚³ ʃyːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-soat
    • Tâi-lô: khiok-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioksoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-soat
    • Tâi-lô: khiak-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaksoad
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiak̚³²⁻⁵ suat̚³²/

Verb

卻說

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

• 且說／且说 (qiěshuō)