粵

簡gaan2而ji4言jin4之zi1

simp简而言之
gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1jiǎn ér yán zhī

English

  1. in a nutshell
  2. to put it briefly
  3. in brief; in short; in summary; to put it in a nutshell

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將繁多嘅內容用好少嘅語言嚟表達

Examples

  • 简而言之,我不同意。

    To put it briefly, I do not agree.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 简而言之,你恨我,是吧?

    In a word, you hate me, don't you?

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 簡而言之,想讀呢間大學要有錢先得。

    In one word, money. You have to be rich to be admitted info this university.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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