梗概

Chinese

		stem	general; approximate
trad. (梗概)		梗	概
simp. #(梗概)		梗	概

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gěnggài

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang² koi³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kńg-khài / kéng-khài / kéng-kài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gên² kai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gěnggài
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gěnggài
    • Wade–Giles: kêng³-kai⁴
    • Yale: gěng-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geenggay
    • Palladius: гэнгай (gɛngaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gang² koi³
    • Yale: gáng koi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang² koi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng² koi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ³⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kńg-khài
    • Tâi-lô: kńg-khài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngfqaix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng-khài
    • Tâi-lô: kíng-khài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kefngqaix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰai²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kéng-kài
    • Tâi-lô: kíng-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kefngkaix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gên² kai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kéⁿ khài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰai²¹³/

Noun

梗概

1. gist; outline; summary

Synonyms

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• 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)
• 概括 (gàikuò)
• 概況 / 概况 (gàikuàng)
• 概略 (gàilüè)
• 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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梗	概
こう Grade: S	がい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
梗槪 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーがい [kòógáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠i]

Noun

梗(こう)概(がい) • (kōgai) 

1. outline, summary