huà​shuō​huí​lai

returning to the point

  • created sense approved 话说回来/話說回來 · huà​shuō​huí​lai · returning to the point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    话说回来 / 話說回來

    huà​shuō​huí​lai

    returning to the point

    Used to resume a previous topic of conversation after a digression; anyway

    话说 (literal) → 话说/話說 · huà​shuō · to discuss 回来 (literal) → 回来/回來 · huí​lai · to come back

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 话说回来/話說回來 · huà​shuō​huí​lai · then again — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    话说回来 / 話說回來

    huà​shuō​huí​lai

    then again

    Used to introduce a contrasting or balancing consideration to what was just said; on the other hand

    话说 (literal) → 话说/話說 · huà​shuō · to discuss 回来 (literal) → 回来/回來 · huí​lai · to come back

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense