yī​bān'ér​yán

generally speaking

  • created sense approved 一般而言 · yī​bān'ér​yán · generally speaking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一般而言

    yī​bān'ér​yán

    generally speaking

    Used to introduce a statement that is usually true or describes a common situation.

    一般 (literal) → 一般 · yī​bān · usually 而言 (literal) → 而言 · ér​yán · with regard to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense