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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
總而言之 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
總而言之 ＝ 總 ＋ 而 ＋ 言 ＋ 之
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ · zǒng'éryánzhī
phrase — in short, to sum up, in a word

字源 FORM — what the parts do

總to gather, sum up (總共)zǒng
而and so, connecting word (而且)ér
言to speak, words (語言)yán
之it, the matter (classical 'it')zhī
總而言之，總共的總，而且的而，語言的言，之乎者也的之。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把所有的話收攏（總），然後（而）一句說完（言）。
Gather all the talk (總), then (而) say it (言) in one line.
關 · Related
總之zǒngzhīthe short form — same 'in short', clipped言yánthe speaking half — words gathered into one