- 言归正传 yánguīzhèngzhuàn to get back to the pointTo return to the main topic or subject at hand; used as a standard phrase in traditional storytelling to move past a digression.
- 改邪归正 gǎixiéguīzhèng to turn over a new leafto mend one's ways; to give up evil and return to the right path
- 书归正传 shūguīzhèngzhuàn to return to the main pointTo return to the main story or theme; commonly used as a transition in storytelling to signal getting back to the topic after a detour.
- 弃邪归正 qìxiéguīzhèng to turn over a new leafto give up evil and return to virtue; to mend one's ways
- 去邪归正 qùxiéguīzhèng to return to the path of righteousnessTo abandon evil and return to the correct path; to reform one's ways.
- 反邪归正 fǎnxiéguīzhèng to return to the right pathTo forsake heresy and return to the correct path; to return to orthodoxy.