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; main story; true biography
trad. (言歸正傳)		言	歸	正傳
simp. (言归正传)		言	归	正传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánguīzhèngzhuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ gwai¹ zing³ zyun^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánguīzhèngzhuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángueijhèngjhuàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-kuei¹-chêng⁴-chuan⁴
    • Yale: yán-gwēi-jèng-jwàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangueijenqjuann
    • Palladius: яньгуйчжэнчжуань (janʹgujčžɛnčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ gwai¹ zing³ zyun^6-2
    • Yale: yìhn gwāi jing jyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ gwai¹ dzing³ dzyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ guei¹ jing³ jun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡syːn²²⁻³⁵/

Idiom

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")