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refers broadly
general term
The term “rivers and lakes” in old days meant in general all corners of the country.
The patterns, and some of the terminology I'll use, are purposely generic.

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Open the tool →泛指 (fàn zhǐ) means “refers generally, refers broadly, general term”.
泛指 is pronounced fàn zhǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
“refers generally” is 泛指 (fàn zhǐ) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 泛指, each with pinyin and an English translation.