總而言之

简 总而言之 · 繁 總而言之
Mandarin · pinyin zǒng ér yán zhī

Meanings

  1. in short
  2. in a word
  3. in brief
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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
总
zǒng · collect; overall, altogether
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3–2–2–1 · zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung2 ji4 jin4 zi1

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zung2 ji4 jin4 zi1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) all in all; all things considered

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