What is the role of というか at the beginning of sentence?


Context: A and B are in relationship. A was drunk from hangover. B helped A to
get in to his house. A realized that B entered his house once again. He
thought

> っていうかBがまた...

I'm not sure what というか is doing here. I checked this
[answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/57621/ending-sentences-
with-%e3%81%a8%e3%81%84%e3%81%86%e3%81%8b-%e3%81%a6%e3%81%84%e3%81%86%e3%81%8b).
It only discusses the function of というか at the end of a sentence. I don't know
if it mean the same thing when placed at the beginning of a sentence.

My take: I think というか at the beginning functions similar to ゆうのは. It means
something like "I mean." Am I right here?




  * というか
  * っていうか
  * ってか, てか
  * とゆーか, とゆうか, とゆっか
  * ってゆーか, ってゆうか, ってゆっか
  * ちゅーか, ちゅうか
  * つーか, つうか, っつうか
  * つか, っつか

These are all variants of というか. They have many roles.

  * Used to make the sentence less certain: "kind of", "kinda", "sorta", "maybe"

> まあ和食は好きっていうか。  
>  Yeah, I kinda like Japanese cuisine.

  * Used to rephrase or correct previous sentences (in an uncertain way): "or maybe", "maybe", "rather"

> 試験はうまく行かなかった。というか、落ちた。  
>  The exam did not go well. Or rather, I failed.
>
> っていうか、本当は分かってるんでしょー？  
>  But you know that already, don't you?

  * Used to interrupt the current conversation and change the topic to a more important/urgent one: "by the way", "whatever", "anyway", "wait"

> つーか、この部屋暑くない？  
>  By the way, isn't this room hot?
>
> つか、揺れてる？ 地震？  
>  Wait, is it shaking? Earthquake?

  * Used as a meaningless filler: "er", "well", "I mean", "you know"

> ってゆっかてゆっかー、私って結構さみしがり屋っていうかー、だから、なんてゆっかー、ほら。  
>  I mean, well, I'm kinda a lonely person, so I mean, I guess...you know.

You have provided no previous context, so it could be #2, #3 or #4 above.




  * というか
  * っていうか
  * ってか, てか
  * とゆーか, とゆうか, とゆっか
  * ってゆーか, ってゆうか, ってゆっか
  * ちゅーか, ちゅうか
  * つーか, つうか, っつうか
  * つか, っつか

These are all variants of というか. They have many roles.

  * Used to make the sentence less certain: "kind of", "kinda", "sorta", "maybe"

> まあ和食は好きっていうか。  
>  Yeah, I kinda like Japanese cuisine.

  * Used to rephrase or correct previous sentences (in an uncertain way): "or maybe", "maybe", "rather"

> 試験はうまく行かなかった。というか、落ちた。  
>  The exam did not go well. Or rather, I failed.
>
> っていうか、本当は分かってるんでしょー？  
>  But you know that already, don't you?

  * Used to interrupt the current conversation and change the topic to a more important/urgent one: "by the way", "whatever", "anyway", "wait"

> つーか、この部屋暑くない？  
>  By the way, isn't this room hot?
>
> つか、揺れてる？ 地震？  
>  Wait, is it shaking? Earthquake?

  * Used as a meaningless filler: "er", "well", "I mean", "you know"

> ってゆっかてゆっかー、私って結構さみしがり屋っていうかー、だから、なんてゆっかー、ほら。  
>  I mean, well, I'm kinda a lonely person, so I mean, I guess...you know.

You have provided no previous context, so it could be #2, #3 or #4 above.

