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要言不煩

简要言不烦 · 繁要言不煩

Mandarin · pinyin yào yán bù fán

to explain in simple terms
succinct
concise

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要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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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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jiu3 jin4 bat1 faan4

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