DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

話又說回來

简话又说回来 · 繁話又說回來

Mandarin · pinyin huà yòu shuō huí lai

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
又: yòu · and, also, again, in addition
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–4–1–2–5 · hua4 you4 shuo1 hui2 lai5

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

8character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

話又說回來 · find source passages ↗ · 话又说回来 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waa6 jau6 syut3 wui4 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 話又說回來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack