却说 (què shuì) — (fixed expression) meanwhile; let's resume our story (narrative transition device in traditional fiction)
Definition
A fixed narrative transition used in classical and traditional fiction to mean 'meanwhile' or 'now, to resume the story' — opening a new scene or chapter. It signals a shift in time or place, not a spoken remark.
idiom
(fixed expression) meanwhilelet's resume our story (narrative transition device in traditional fiction)
Examples
- 却说。què shuì Sūn wù kōng lí kāi le huā guǒ shān.Now, Sun Wukong left the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits.
- 却说。què shuì Lín dài yù jìn dào le dà guān yuán.And so, Lin Daiyu entered the Grand View Garden.
- 却说，。què shuì Dà jiā zhèng chī zhe fàn, tū rán tīng dào wài miàn yǒu rén shuō huà.Meanwhile, as everyone was eating, they suddenly heard someone talking outside.
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