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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiáⁿ-soeh / chhiáⁿ-seh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiěshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciěshuo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻieh³-shuo¹
    • Yale: chyě-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieeshuo
    • Palladius: цешо (cešo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ce² syut³
    • Yale: ché syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse² syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé² xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵ syːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiáⁿ-soeh
    • Tâi-lô: tshiánn-sueh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviafsoeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sueʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiáⁿ-seh
    • Tâi-lô: tshiánn-seh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviafseq
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ 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)