以偏概全

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	general; approximate	all; whole; entire all; whole; entire; every; complete
trad. (以偏概全)		以	偏	概	全
simp. #(以偏概全)		以	偏	概	全

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐpiāngàiquán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ pin¹ koi³ cyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐpiāngàiquán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄍㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐpiangàicyuán
    • Wade–Giles: i³-pʻien¹-kai⁴-chʻüan²
    • Yale: yǐ-pyān-gài-chywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiipiangaychyuan
    • Palladius: ипяньгайцюань (ipjanʹgajcjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ pin¹ koi³ cyun⁴
    • Yale: yíh pīn koi chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ pin¹ koi³ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ pin¹ koi³ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

以偏概全

1. to take a part for the whole; to generalise

Synonyms

• 一竿子打翻一船人 (yī gānzi dǎfān yī chuán rén)