論 (leon6 | lun4) : discuss; determine; view; theory

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論

leon6

lun4

[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), 論 is read as lun2 (instead of lun4) in Mandarin.

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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 16491 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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長篇大論 coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6 chang2 pian1 da4 lun4 = lengthy; long-winded; lengthy speech

理論 lei5 leon6 li3 lun4 = theory

論盡 leon6 zeon6 = clumsy; cumbersome 粵

不論 bat1 leon6 bu4*2 lun4 = no matter what

無論 mou4 leon6 wu2 lun4 = regardless of; no matter

無論如何 mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 wu2 lun4 ru2 he2 = no matter how

社論 se5 leon6 she4 lun4 = editorial

辯論 bin6 leon6 bian4 lun4 = to debate; to argue over

議論 ji5 leon6 yi4 lun4 = to discuss

輿論 jyu4 leon6 yu2 lun4 = public opinion
See all 97 compounds (CantoDict reports 104 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論粵
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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Unicode code for this character: U+8ad6 (off-site link)

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