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What was I saying? Ah, yes.
閑話休題 kan.wa.kyuu.dai Literally: leisure – talk – rest – topic Alternately: “But setting that aside….” A phrase used to put an end to a digression, aside, or idle chatter, and return the listener’s attention to the main topic or thread … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese literature, digression, 閑話, 間話, setting aside, Water Margin, 水滸伝, 休題
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