卻說
See also: 却说
Chinese
but; yet; however but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless |
to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (卻說) | 卻 | 說 | |
| simp. (却说) | 却 | 说 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: quèshuō
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyuèshuo
- Wade–Giles: chʻüeh4-shuo1
- Yale: chywè-shwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuehshuo
- Palladius: цюэшо (cjuešo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: koek3 syut3
- Yale: keuk syut
- Cantonese Pinyin: koek8 syt8
- Guangdong Romanization: kêg3 xud3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰœːk̚³ syːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiok-soat
- Tâi-lô: khiok-suat
- Phofsit Daibuun: qioksoad
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suat̚³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suat̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiak-soat
- Tâi-lô: khiak-suat
- Phofsit Daibuun: qiaksoad
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiak̚³²⁻⁵ suat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
Verb
卻說
- (archaic) Let us now speak for a moment about; Let us now turn to
Usage notes
In earlier times, an author would frequently use this expression to indicate the end of one story line, and the beginning of another.