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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánguīzhèngzhuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟㄓㄥˋ 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

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")

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.