言歸正傳
yán​guī​zhèng​zhuàn

to get back to the point

  • created sense approved 言归正传/言歸正傳 · yán​guī​zhèng​zhuàn · to get back to the point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    言归正传 / 言歸正傳

    yán​guī​zhèng​zhuàn

    to get back to the point

    To return to the main topic or subject at hand; used as a standard phrase in traditional storytelling to move past a digression.

    言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 正传 (literal) → 正传/正傳 · zhèng​zhuàn · main subject

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