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言歸正傳
简 言归正传 · 繁 言歸正傳Mandarin · pinyin yán guī zhèng zhuàn
Meanings
- to return to the topic (idiom)
- to get back to the main point
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2–1–4–4 · yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jin4 gwai1 zing3 zyun2
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jin4 gwai1 zing3 zyun6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) 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")
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