簡而言之 [简－－－]

Jyutping gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1
Pinyin jiǎn ér yán zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in a nutshell
  2. to put it briefly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    將​繁多​嘅​內​容​用​好​少​嘅​語​言​嚟​表​達
    in brief; in short; in summary; to put it in a nutshell
    • 簡而言之，想讀呢間大學要有錢先得。
      简而言之，想读呢间大学要有钱先得。
      gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1, soeng2 duk6 nei1 gaan1 daai6 hok6 jiu3 jau5 cin2 sin1 dak1.
      In one word, money. You have to be rich to be admitted info this university.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    in brief; in short; to put it in a nutshell; basically
    (syn.) 簡言之, 简言之
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    简而言之，我不同意。
    簡而言之，我不同意。
    jiǎn ér yán zhī ， wǒ bù tóng yì 。
    • To put it briefly, I do not agree.
    • In short, I disagree.
  2. Mandarin
    简而言之，你恨我，是吧？
    簡而言之，你恨我，是吧？
    jiǎn ér yán zhī ， nǐ hèn wǒ ， shì ba ？
    • In a word, you hate me, don't you?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    简而言之，想读呢间大学要有钱先得。
    簡而言之，想讀呢間大學要有錢先得。
    gaan2 ji4 jin4 zi1, soeng2 duk6 nei1 gaan1 daai6 hok6 jiu3 jau5 cin2 sin1 dak1.
    • In one word, money. You have to be rich to be admitted info this university.