概要

Chinese

		general; approximate	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (概要/槪要)		概/槪	要
simp. (概要)		概	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàiyào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koi³ jiu³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khài-iàu / kài-iàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gàiyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàiyào
  - Wade–Giles: kai⁴-yao⁴
  - Yale: gài-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gayyaw
  - Palladius: гайяо (gajjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: koi³ jiu³
  - Yale: koi yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koi³ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: koi³ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khài-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: khài-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qae'iaux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ iau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ iau¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: kài-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kae'iaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kai²¹⁻⁵³ iau²¹/

Noun

概要

outline; summary

Synonyms

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)
梗概 (gěnggài)
概括 (gàikuò)
概況 / 概况 (gàikuàng)
概略 (gàilüè)
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
概	要
がい Grade: S	よう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
槪要 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) がいよー [gàíyóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ijo̞ː]

Noun

概(がい)要(よう) • (gaiyō)

abstract, abridgement, summary

Derived terms

概要欄(がいようらん) (gaiyōran)

References

^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN