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要言不煩

简 要言不烦 · 繁 要言不煩
Mandarin · pinyin yào yán bù fán

Meanings

  1. to explain in simple terms
  2. succinct
  3. concise
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Characters in this entry

要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
煩
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烦
fán · bother, vex, trouble; troublesome
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4–2–4–2 · yao4 yan2 bu4 fan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu3 jin4 bat1 faan4

Cantonese word readings for 要言不煩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jiu3 jin4 bat1 faan4

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