HSK 5 grammar · pattern
X归X，Y归Y
X归X，Y归Y — granted, but that settles nothing
Pattern
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How it works
归 concedes something and then refuses to let it settle the matter: 说归说，做归做 "saying is one thing, doing is another". It differs from X是X，Y是Y in tone rather than shape — 是 insists two things be kept apart, while 归 admits the first is perfectly real and then rules it out as an excuse.
Examples
说归说，做归做，你什么时候动手？
Shuō guī shuō, zuò guī zuò, nǐ shénme shíhou dòngshǒu?
Talking is one thing and doing is another — when are you going to start?
生气归生气，饭还是要吃的。
Shēngqì guī shēngqì, fàn háishi yào chī de.
Angry or not, you still have to eat.
亲兄弟归亲兄弟，账要算清楚。
Qīn xiōngdì guī qīn xiōngdì, zhàng yào suàn qīngchu.
Brothers are brothers, but the accounts still have to be settled.
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See it in a story
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