講道理

See also: 讲道理

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	reason; argument; sense reason; argument; sense; logic; principle; rule; truth; philosophy
trad. (講道理)		講	道理
simp. (讲道理)		讲	道理

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎng dàolǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kóng-tō-lí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎng dàolǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎng dàolǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chiang³ tao⁴-li³
    • Yale: jyǎng dàu-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang dawlii
    • Palladius: цзян даоли (czjan daoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
    • Yale: góng douh léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong² dou⁶ léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ tou̯²² lei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng-tō-lí
    • Tâi-lô: kóng-tō-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kofngdoixlie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹/

Verb

講道理

1. to talk sense; to speak sensibly; to talk reason

   人是不能跟瘋子講道理的。 [MSC, trad.]
   人是不能跟疯子讲道理的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén shì bùnéng gēn fēngzi jiǎng dàolǐ de. [Pinyin]

   You can't talk reason with crazy people.

   這人真霸道，一點兒道理也不講。 [MSC, trad.]
   这人真霸道，一点儿道理也不讲。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè rén zhēn bàdao, yīdiǎnr dàolǐ yě bù jiǎng. [Pinyin]

   This person is overbearing and refuses to talk any sense.

Synonyms

• 論理／论理 (lùnlǐ)
• 說理／说理 (shuōlǐ)

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 講道理

1. (neologism) to be honest; frankly