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概而言之

Mandarin · pinyin gài ér yán zhī

same as 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī

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概: gài · generally, approximately
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

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4–2–2–1 · gai4 er2 yan2 zhi1

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koi3 ji4 jin4 zi1

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