論
简 论 · 繁 論Characters in this entry
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4 · lun4
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leon4 · leon6
Cantonese word readings for 論. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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- to discuss; to reason; to debate; to argue
- to assess; to evaluate; to judge; to weigh
- to state; to talk about; to recount
- to treat; to regard; to handle
- to take into consideration; to consider
- according to; on the basis of
- discussion; dialogue; discourse
- essay; discourse
- theory; thesis; system
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to say directly or to the point
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 論語／论语 (Lúnyǔ, “Lunyu; Analects”)
- a surname
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