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總體上說

简总体上说 · 繁總體上說

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng tǐ shàng shuō

looking at the big picture
all in all
all things considered

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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3–3–4–1 · zong3 ti3 shang4 shuo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung2 tai2 soeng6 syut3

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