議論

See also: 议论

Chinese

		criticize; discuss	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (議論)		議	論
simp. (议论)		议	论

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìlùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ leon⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-lun
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gī-lūn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngi² lung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìlùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìlùn
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-lun⁴
    • Yale: yì-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihluenn
    • Palladius: илунь (ilunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ leon⁶
    • Yale: yíh leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ lɵn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-lun
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi lun
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ lun⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ lun⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-lūn
    • Tâi-lô: gī-lūn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixlun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ lun²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² lun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ lun²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ lun³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ lun³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngi² lung⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngí lŭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋi⁵²⁻³⁵ luŋ³⁵/

Verb

議論

1. to comment; to discuss; to talk; to debate

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 交涉 (jiāoshè)
• 傾／倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
• 協商／协商 (xiéshāng)
• 協議／协议 (xiéyì)
• 口語／口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
• 商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
• 商討／商讨 (shāngtǎo)
• 商談／商谈 (shāngtán)
• 商議／商议 (shāngyì)
• 商量 (shāngliang)
• 接接 (Hokkien)
• 接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
• 會談／会谈 (huìtán)
• 槌摃鐵／槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
• 比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 洽商 (qiàshāng)
• 洽談／洽谈 (qiàtán)
• 申論／申论 (shēnlùn)
• 研究 (yánjiū)
• 磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
• 磋議／磋议 (cuōyì)
• 磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
• 觸牙／触牙 (Hokkien)
• 言說／言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
• 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
• 言辭／言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
• 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
• 計議／计议 (jìyì) (literary)
• 計較／计较
• 討論／讨论 (tǎolùn)
• 評／评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 評論／评论 (pínglùn)
• 說／说
• 說合／说合 (shuōhé)
• 談判／谈判 (tánpàn)
• 談論／谈论 (tánlùn)
• 謀慮／谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
• 議／议 (yì)
• 錦議／锦议 (Hokkien)
• 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

 

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 議論

1. discussion; debate

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 民意 (mínyì)
• 群情 (qúnqíng)
• 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
• 輿情／舆情 (yúqíng) (formal)
• 輿論／舆论 (yúlùn)

 

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
議	論
ぎ Grade: 4	ろん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

議(ぎ)論(ろん) • (giron) 

1. discussion

   歳出削減(さいしゅつさくげん)に関(かん)する議論(ぎろん)があった。

   Saishutsu sakugen ni kansuru giron ga atta.

   There was talk about budget cuts.

2. dispute, argument
3. debate

Verb

議(ぎ)論(ろん)する • (giron suru) transitive suru (stem 議(ぎ)論(ろん)し (giron shi), past 議(ぎ)論(ろん)した (giron shita))

1. discuss

   歳出削減(さいしゅつさくげん)について議論(ぎろん)した。

   Saishutsu sakugen ni tsuite giron shita.

   They talked about budget cuts.

2. to argue, to dispute
3. to debate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "議論する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	議論し	ぎろんし	giron shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	議論し	ぎろんし	giron shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	議論する	ぎろんする	giron suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	議論する	ぎろんする	giron suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	議論すれ	ぎろんすれ	giron sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	議論せよ¹ 議論しろ²	ぎろんせよ¹ ぎろんしろ²	giron seyo¹ giron shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	議論される	ぎろんされる	giron sareru
Causative	議論させる 議論さす	ぎろんさせる ぎろんさす	giron saseru giron sasu
Potential	議論できる	ぎろんできる	giron dekiru
Volitional	議論しよう	ぎろんしよう	giron shiyō
Negative	議論しない	ぎろんしない	giron shinai
Negative continuative	議論せず	ぎろんせず	giron sezu
Formal	議論します	ぎろんします	giron shimasu
Perfective	議論した	ぎろんした	giron shita
Conjunctive	議論して	ぎろんして	giron shite
Hypothetical conditional	議論すれば	ぎろんすれば	giron sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
議	論

Noun

議論 • (uinon) (hangeul 의논)

1. Hanja form^? of 의논 (“discussion; debate”).