言歸正傳

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 ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ gwai¹ zing³ zyun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yán guī zhèngzhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ 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

1. 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")