hiː hɐdbɪn fˈoːɹst tə lˈiːv ðə kˈoːɹt æt hænˈɔɪ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ bˌʌt nˈaʊ hiː wʌz bˈæk, ɹˈiːzənɪŋ kɚɹˈɛktli ðæt ɹˈuːlz ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm ɪn hænˈɔɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɐplˈaɪ ɪn fˈuː kʃˈuːæn.
He had been forced to leave the court at Hanoi ten years earlier but now he was back, reasoning correctly that rules against him in Hanoi did not apply in Phú Xuân.