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Speak simply, while expressing your idea completely
言簡意賅 is a Chinese proverb that suggests it is better to be brief and use fewer words while still expressing your main point or idea.
In another way to explain this, one should not use 100 words when 50 will do, or being more concise with your speech.
This can also be translated as concise, compendious, “brief in form but comprehensive in scope” or succinct.
This is a bit more positive than our other proverb for brevity.
These search terms might be related to Brief:
Brevity / Concise
Brief and to the Point
Fear Not Long Roads; Fear Only Short Ambition
Life is Short
Preparation Yields No Fear or Worries
Preparation Yields No Regrets
Teach / Instruct
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your brief search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
簡約 简约 see styles |
jiǎn yuē jian3 yue1 chien yüeh kanyaku かんやく |
More info & calligraphy: Brevity / Concise(noun, transitive verb) (1) simplification; abbreviation; abridgment; condensation; (adjectival noun) (2) concise; brief; abridged; abbreviated; condensed |
片 see styles |
piàn pian4 p`ien pien hen へん |
thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc; Kangxi radical 91 (counter) (See 一片・いっぺん・1) counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.; (surname) Katayanagi A slice, slip, card; brief, few. |
略 see styles |
lüè lu:e4 lu:e ryaku りゃく |
brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) (n,n-suf) (1) abbreviation; omission; (2) outline; gist; (3) plan; strategy; scheme To mark off, define: abridge, outline, sketch; summarize in general; rather, somewhat. |
短 see styles |
duǎn duan3 tuan mijika みじか |
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault (pref,suf) short; brief; (personal name) Iyama short |
簽 签 see styles |
qiān qian1 ch`ien chien |
to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 籤|签[qian1]); visa |
跬 see styles |
kuǐ kui3 k`uei kuei |
brief; short step |
逗 see styles |
dòu dou4 tou tō |
to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) Delay, loiter; skulk; beguile. |
一報 see styles |
ippou / ippo いっぽう |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; dropping a line; (2) (See 第一報) first report; initial report |
一興 see styles |
ikkyou / ikkyo いっきょう |
amusement; fun; brief entertainment; (given name) Kazuoki |
一言 see styles |
yī yán yi1 yan2 i yen hitokoto ひとこと |
one sentence; brief remark (noun/participle) single word; a few words; brief comment; (place-name, surname) Hitokoto one word |
主訴 主诉 see styles |
zhǔ sù zhu3 su4 chu su shuso しゅそ |
(medicine) to complain of; a patient's brief account of their illness; (law) main suit; principal claim {med} chief complaint |
交代 see styles |
jiāo dài jiao1 dai4 chiao tai kyōtai こうたい |
to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do something); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end (noun/participle) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns 交付 To hand over, entrust to. |
便覽 便览 see styles |
biàn lǎn bian4 lan3 pien lan |
brief guide |
冠省 see styles |
kanshou; kansei(ik) / kansho; kanse(ik) かんしょう; かんせい(ik) |
(formal salutation for a brief letter) Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... |
前略 see styles |
zenryaku ぜんりゃく |
(expression) (1) (at the beginning of a brief letter) dispensing with the preliminaries ...; (n,vs,vi) (2) (when quoting something) omitting the previous part |
勾勒 see styles |
gōu lè gou1 le4 kou le |
to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of |
半句 see styles |
hanku はんく |
brief word |
字條 字条 see styles |
zì tiáo zi4 tiao2 tzu t`iao tzu tiao |
brief note |
寸感 see styles |
sunkan すんかん |
brief impression (of); quick comment (on) |
寸描 see styles |
sunbyou / sunbyo すんびょう |
thumbnail sketch; brief sketch |
寸評 see styles |
sunpyou / sunpyo すんぴょう |
brief review; brief comment |
寸陰 寸阴 see styles |
cùn yīn cun4 yin1 ts`un yin tsun yin sunin すんいん |
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch) (usu. in 寸陰を惜しむ) moment; short time |
小咄 see styles |
kobanashi こばなし |
(1) anecdote; (2) brief (comic) story |
小引 see styles |
shouin / shoin しょういん |
short preface; brief foreword; (place-name, surname) Kobiki |
小感 see styles |
shoukan / shokan しょうかん |
(obsolete) (See 寸感) brief impression (of); quick comment (on) |
小憩 see styles |
xiǎo qì xiao3 qi4 hsiao ch`i hsiao chi shoukei / shoke しょうけい |
to rest for a bit; to take a breather (noun/participle) short break; breather; brief recess; rest |
小結 小结 see styles |
xiǎo jié xiao3 jie2 hsiao chieh koyui こゆい |
summary; short; brief; wrap-up (sumo) wrestler of the fourth highest rank; (place-name) Koyui |
小話 see styles |
shouwa / showa しょうわ kobanashi こばなし |
(1) anecdote; (2) brief (comic) story |
少憩 see styles |
shoukei / shoke しょうけい |
(noun/participle) short break; breather; brief recess; rest |
急促 see styles |
jí cù ji2 cu4 chi ts`u chi tsu |
urgent; hurried and brief; rushing |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Brief and to the Point | 言簡意賅 言简意赅 | yán jiǎn yì gāi yan2 jian3 yi4 gai1 yan jian yi gai yanjianyigai | yen chien i kai yenchienikai |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
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The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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