而言
word B1- (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
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- 总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short
- 相对而言 xiāng duì ér yán relatively speaking
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán generally speaking
- 简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī in a nutshell
- 顾左右而言他 gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
- 比较而言 bǐ jiào ér yán comparatively speaking
- 换而言之 huàn ér yán zhī in other words
- 概而言之 gài ér yán zhī same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1]
- 全球而言 quán qiú ér yán globally
From the library
权知肃意，乃执肃手而言曰：「卿欲如何？
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