概要

Mandarin · pinyin gài yào

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  1. outline
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概
gài · generally, approximately
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
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4–4 · gai4 yao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

koi3 jiu3

Cantonese word readings for 概要. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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koi3 jiu3

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noun

  1. outline; summary

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