概要

概要

Chinese

		general; approximate	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
simp. and trad. (概要)		概	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàiyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ jiu³
• Min Nan (POJ): khài-iàu / kài-iàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gàiyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayyaw
    • IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ jiu³
    • Yale: koi yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ yiu³
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːy̯³³ jiːu̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: khài-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qae'iaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaɪ²¹⁻⁴¹ iaʊ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰaɪ¹¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaɪ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iaʊ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: kài-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kae'iaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaɪ²¹⁻⁵³ iaʊ²¹/

Noun

概要

1. outline; summary

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 概要

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) 概略 (gàilüè) 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	要
がい Grade: S	よう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ijo̞ː]

Noun

概要 (hiragana がいよう, rōmaji gaiyō)

1. abstract (an abridgement or summary)