概略

概略

See also: 槪略

Chinese

		general; approximate	plan; strategy; outline plan; strategy; outline; summary; slightly; rather; to rob; to plunder; to summarize
simp. and trad. (概略)		概	略

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàilüè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ loek⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khài-lio̍k / khài-lia̍k / kài-lio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: gàilüè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayliueh
    • IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɥ̯œ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ loek⁶
    • Yale: koi leuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ loek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ lêg⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːy̯³³ lœ̽ːk̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-lio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khài-lio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaeliok
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khài-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaeliak
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ liak̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-lio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kài-lio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaeliok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/

Noun

概略

1. outline; summary

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 概略

提綱／提纲 (tígāng) 提要 (tíyào) 摘要 (zhāiyào) 撮要 (cuōyào) (dated) 擇要／择要 (zéyào) 梗概 (gěnggài)

概況／概况 (gàikuàng) 概要 (gàiyào) 概貌 (gàimào) 綱要／纲要 (gāngyào) 綱領／纲领 (gānglǐng) 總綱／总纲 (zǒnggāng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
概	略
がい Grade: S	りゃく Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 概略 (gə̀i lɨɐk̚, literally “generally, approximately + brief, abbreviated”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) がいりゃく [gàíryákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iɾʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

概略 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 槪略, hiragana がいりゃく, rōmaji gairyaku)

1. outline, gist, summary

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN