概略

See also: 槪略

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàilüè

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàilüè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàilyuè
    • Wade–Giles: kai⁴-lüeh⁴
    • Yale: gài-lywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayliueh
    • Palladius: гайлюэ (gajljue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly̯ɛ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koi³ loek⁶
    • Yale: koi leuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ loek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: koi³ lêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ lœːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-lio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khài-lio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaeliok
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ liɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-lia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khài-lia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaeliak
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ liak̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-lio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kài-lio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaeliok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kai²¹⁻⁵³ liɔk̚⁴/

Noun

概略

1. outline; summary

Synonyms

• 事由 (shìyóu) (of an official document)
• 匯總／汇总 (huìzǒng)
• 大綱／大纲 (dàgāng)
• 大要 (dàyào)
• 小結／小结 (xiǎojié)
• 提綱／提纲 (tígāng)
• 提要 (tíyào)
• 摘要 (zhāiyào)
• 撮要 (cuōyào) (dated)
• 擇要／择要 (zéyào)
• 梗概 (gěnggài)
• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 概況／概况 (gàikuàng)
• 概要 (gàiyào)
• 概說／概说 (gàishuō) (often used in book and chapter titles)
• 概貌 (gàimào)
• 概述 (gàishù)
• 綱要／纲要 (gāngyào)
• 綱領／纲领 (gānglǐng)
• 總結／总结 (zǒngjié)
• 總綱／总纲 (zǒnggāng)
• 要略 (yàolüè) (often used in book and chapter titles)
• 輪廓／轮廓 (lúnkuò)
• 鳥瞰／鸟瞰 (niǎokàn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (概略):

• → Vietnamese: khái lược (概略)

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
槪略 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がいりゃく [gàíryákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠iɾʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

概(がい)略(りゃく) • (gairyaku) 

1. outline, gist, summary