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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

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:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    概略
    概要
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

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 (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

概(がい)略(りゃく) • (gairyaku)

outline, gist, summary

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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