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換而言之

简 换而言之 · 繁 換而言之
Mandarin · pinyin huàn ér yán zhī

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換
huàn · change, exchange; substitute
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
换
huàn · change
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4–2–2–1 · huan4 er2 yan2 zhi1

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  1. that is to say; in other words

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