無論
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See also: 无论
Chinese[edit]
not have | to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius) | ||
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trad. (無論) | 無 | 論 | |
simp. (无论) | 无 | 论 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
無論
- no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of; whether
- let alone; not to mention; much less
- 問今是何世,乃不知有漢,無論魏晉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 421, Tao Yuanming (陶淵明) The Peach-Blossom Fountain (《桃花源記》). English text based on the translation by Herbert Allen Giles, 1922.
- Wèn jīn shì héshì, nǎi bùzhī yǒu Hàn, wúlùn Wèi Jìn. [Pinyin]
- They then enquired about the politics of the day, ignorant of the establishment of the Han dynasty, and of course of the later dynasties which had succeeded it.
问今是何世,乃不知有汉,无论魏晋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (no matter):
- (let alone):
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
無論
- (literary) to not investigate
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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無 | 論 |
む Grade: 4 |
ろん Grade: 6 |
goon |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 無論 (MC mju lwonH, literally “without discussion, no argument”). Compare modern Hakka mò-lun or Cantonese mou4 leon6.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
More commonly used as an adverb.
References[edit]
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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