一般而言

yībān'éryán

generally speaking

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Homographs

一般而言 yībānéryán generally speaking

Examples

一般而言，日本人很害羞。

Generally, Japanese people are shy.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 一般 yībān
  1. same
  2. ordinary
  3. so-so
  4. common
  5. general
  6. generally
  7. in general
2 而言 éryán (typically preceded by 就…jiùxx or 對…|对…duìxx etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...