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  leon6   jyutping
  lun4   pinyin
[1] [v] discuss; mention; talk about
[2] [v] determine; regard; consider
[3] [n] view; opinion; statement
[4] [n] theory; doctrine; dissertation
[5] [prep] by; according to; in terms of

For the term 論語 (The Analects of Confucius), is read as lun2 (instead of lun4) in Mandarin.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: nounpreposition
Stroke count: 15
Level: 2
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
論 / 论

This word has been viewed 13508 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2013 04:18

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detail  coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6  chang2 pian1 da4 lun4 = lengthy; long-winded; lengthy speech
detail  lei5 leon6  li3 lun4 = theory
detail  leon6 zeon6   = clumsy; cumbersome
detail  bat1 leon6  bu4*2 lun4 = no matter what
detail  mou4 leon6  wu2 lun4 = regardless of; no matter
detail  mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4  wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 = no matter how
detail  se5 leon6  she4 lun4 = editorial
detail  bin6 leon6  bian4 lun4 = to debate; to argue over
detail  ji5 leon6  yi4 lun4 = to discuss
detail 輿  jyu4 leon6  yu2 lun4 = public opinion
detail  jin4 leon6  yan2 lun4 = expression of (political; social) opinion
detail  jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6  yi1 gai4 er2 lun4 = treat different matters the same
detail  zang1 leon6  zheng1 lun4 = to argue; argument
detail  git3 leon6  jie2 lun4 = conclusion; verdict
detail  wai4 mat6 leon6  wei2 wu4 lun4 = materialism
detail  wai4 sam1 leon6  wei2 xin1 lun4 = idealism
detail  teoi1 leon6  tui1 lun4 = inference; ratiocination; sequitur; triangulation; extrapolation; deduction; corollary; illation
detail  tou2 leon6  tao3 lun4 = to discuss; to talk over; to debate; discussion; talk; debate
detail  taam4 leon6  tan2 lun4 = to talk about; to discuss; discussion
detail  mou4 san4 leon6  wu2 shen2 lun4 = atheism
detail  mou4 san4 leon6 ze2   = [1] antitheist, [2] atheist, [3] skeptic
detail  ping4 leon6  ping2 lun4 = comment, discuss
detail  ping4 leon6 jyun4  ping2 lun2 yuan2 = commentator; pundit
detail  leon6 taan4  lun4 tan2 = forum (for discussion)
detail  gung1 zing3 ping4 leon6  gong1 zheng4 ping2 lun4 = fair comment
detail  jin4 leon6 zi6 jau4  yan2 lun4 zi4 you2 = (constitutional) freedom of speech
detail  leon6 tai4  lun4 ti2 = topic
detail  leon6 dim2  lun4 dian3 = argument; line of reasoning; thesis; point (of discussion)
detail  zeon3 faa3 leon6  jin4 hua4 lun4 = the theory of evolution (Darwin's)
detail  lap6 leon6   = make a point
detail 調  leon6 diu6   = argument; view
detail  bin6 leon6 wui6*2  bian4 lun4 hui4 = [n] debate
detail  tou2 leon6 wui6*2  tao3 lun4 hui4 = seminar
detail  m4 leon6   = no matter
detail  lei5 leon6 soeng6  li3 lun4 shang3 = academically; theoretically
detail  bat1 jik6 zi1 leon6  bu4 yi4 zhi1 lun4 = perfectly sound proposition; unalterable truth; irrefutable argument
detail  gung1 hoi1 tou2 leon6 wui6*2  gong1 kai1 tao3 lun4 hui4 = open forum
detail  zang1 leon6 dik1  zheng1 lun4 de5 = controversial
detail  zang1 leon6 ge3  zheng1 lun4 ge2 = controversial
detail  zyun1 gaa1 ping4 leon6  zhuan1 jia1 ping2 lun4 = expert commentary (common formation)
detail  leon6 leon6 zeon6 zeon6   = very clumsy
detail  git3 kau3 lei5 leon6  jie2 gou4 li3 lun4 = structure theory(-ies)
detail  lei5 leon6 gung3 hin3  li3 lun4 gong4 xian4 = theoretical contribution
detail  mou4 leon6 ho4 cyu3  wu2 lun4 he2 chu4 = anywhere; wherever
detail  mou4 leon6 ho4 si4  wu2 lun4 he2 shi2 = whenever
detail  mou4 leon6 ho4 jan4  wu2 lun4 he2 ren2 = whoever
detail  mou4 leon6 ho4 si6  wu2 lun4 he2 shi4 = anything; whatever
detail  zing3 leon6  zheng4 lun4 = political commentary
detail  cau1 zoeng6 leon6 dik1  chou1 xiang4 lun4 de5 = [adj] moot
detail  tou2 leon6 keoi1  tao3 lun4 qu4 = meeting area; discussion area
detail  tou2 leon6 dik1 ji5 tai4  tao3 lun2 de5 yi4 ti2 = topic of discussion
detail  coeng4 kei4 dik1 zang1 leon6  chang2 qi1 de5 zheng1 lun4 (PRC), chang2 qi2 de5 zheng1 lun4 (Taiwan) = [n] controversy
detail  ping4 leon6 gaa1  ping2 lun4 jia1 = critic; reviewer
detail  bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6 dik1 jin4 leon6   = irresponsible remarks
detail  tou2 leon6 zyu2 tai4  tao3 lun4 zhu3 ti2 = topic (lit., "subject of discussion")
detail  do1 jyun4 leon6   = pluralism
detail  faat3 ji5 leon6  fa1 yi4 lun4 = voice opinions
detail  siu2 ping4 leon6  xiao3 ping2 lun4 = (short) comment
detail  mou4 leon6 dim2   = regardless
detail  si4 si6 ping4 leon6   = news commentary (common formation)
detail  leon6 man4 daap3 bin6  lun4 wen2 da2 bian4 = oral defense (of a thesis) (common formation)
detail  mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 hou2   = no matter what
detail  zyun1 tai4 leon6 man4  zhuan1 ti2 lun4 wen2 = a monograph (lit., "special topic thesis or dissertation") (common formation)
detail  gu1 mat6 leon6   = putting aside tentatively
detail  cong3 zou6 leon6  chuang4 zao4 lun4 = creationism (religious theory opposed to evolution)
detail  dou6 leon4  diao4 lun2 = introduction, foreword, preface
detail  hung3 zai3 leon6  kong4 zhi4 lun4 = cybernetics
detail  gwo3 zou2 haa5 git3 leon6   = to jump to conclusions (common formation)
detail  cou2 seot1 git3 leon6  cao3 shuai4 jie2 lun4 = sloppy conclusion; careless conclusion (common formation)
detail  bun2 tai2 leon6   = ontology
detail  leon6 gung1 hang4 soeng2  lun4 gong1 xing2 shang3 = to reward sb. according to their contribution or merits
detail  jam1 mau4 leon6  yin1 mao2 lun4 = conspiracy theory
detail  ding6 leon6  ding4 lun4 = final conclusion / accepted argument
detail  but6 (bui6) leon6  bei4 lun4 = contradiction; paradox
detail  seoi5 leon6  xu4 lun4 = introduction
detail  siu2 zou2 tou2 leon6  xiao3 zu3 tao3 lun4 = panel discussion
detail  ping4 tau4 leon6 zuk1  ping2 tou2 lun4 zu2 = size one up; pick one to pieces
detail  leon6 man4/4*2  lun4 wen2 = thesis, dissertation
detail  bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6  bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 = agnosticism
detail  bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6 dik1  bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 de5 = agnostic
detail  bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6 ge3  bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 ge2 = agnostic
detail  zok3 jung6 lei5 leon6  zuo4 yong4 li3 lun4 = interactive theory
detail  zeoi3 dai1 haan6 dou6 lei5 leon6  zui4 di1 xian4 du4 li3 lun4 = minimalist theory
detail  daai6 baau3 zaa3 lei5 leon6  da4 bao4 zha4 li3 lun4 = the Big Bang Theory
detail  lei5 leon6 koi3 leot6  li3 lun4 gai4 lv4 = [math.] theoretical probability
detail  lap1 zi2 lei5 leon6  li4 zi3 li3 lun4 = [phys.] particle theory
detail  pou2 pin3 lei5 leon6  pu3 bian4 li3 lun4 = universal hypothesis
detail  ling6 dong3 bit6 leon6   = to consider sth. as a different story; to discuss something in a different, usually completely opposite, context
detail  hoeng1 gong2 faat3 zin2 leon6 taan4   = Hong Kong Development Forum
detail  sai3 gaai3 ging1 zai3 leon6 taan4   = World Economic Forum
detail  gwok3 zai3 sin1 keoi1 leon6 taan4 bou3   = International Herald Tribune
detail  gau6 gam1 saan1 ping4 leon6 bou3   = San Francisco Examiner
detail  zi1 gaa1 go1 leon6 taan4 bou3   = Chicago Tribune
detail  jyun5 dung1 ging1 zai3 ping4 leon6   = Far Eastern Economic Review
detail  ding6 sing3 lei5 leon6  ding4 xing4 li3 lun4 = qualitative theory
detail  dung1 mang4 dei6 keoi1 leon6 taan4  dong1 meng2 di4 qu1 lun4 tan2 = The ASEAN Regional Forum
detail  gou1 fung1 leon6 taan4  gao1 feng1 lun4 tan2 = summit (forum) (common formation)
detail  bok3 ngou4 aa3 zau1 leon6 taan4  bo2 ao2 ya4 zhou1 lun4 tan2 = Boao Forum for Asia (common formation)
detail  leon6 jyu5  lun2 yu3 = the analects of Confucius
detail  mau6 leon6  miu4 lun4 = absurd theory; falsehood; fallacy
detail  gwong2 ji6 soeng1 deoi3 leon6  guang3 yi4 xiang1 dui4 lun4 = general relativity; general theory of relativity
detail 宿  suk1 ming6 leon6  su4 ming4 lun4 = fatalism
detail  leon6 lei5  lun4 li3 = normally; reason
detail  hoeng1 gong2 din6 jing2 ping4 leon6 hok6 wui6*2   = Hong Kong Film Critics Society
detail  sou3 maa5 jyu4 lok6 ling5 zau6 leon6 taan4   = the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum

Showing all 2 examples containing 論
detail audio 邊個眼高手低無論佢嘅目標崇高能力
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
detail 打邊爐同打屎窟可以
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?

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