就事論事

Chinese

		at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (就事論事)		就	事	論	事
simp. (就事论事)		就	事	论	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùshìlùnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau⁶ si⁶ leon⁶ si⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ziu⁶ se⁷ lung⁶ se⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùshìlùnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòushìhlùnshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-shih⁴-lun⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: jyòu-shr̀-lwùn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowshyhluennshyh
    • Palladius: цзюшилуньши (czjušilunʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau⁶ si⁶ leon⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: jauh sih leuhn sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau⁶ si⁶ loen⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo⁶ xi⁶ lên⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯²² siː²² lɵn²² siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ziu⁶ se⁷ lung⁶ se⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiŭ sṳ̄ lŭng sṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siu³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ¹¹ luŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ sɯ¹¹/

Idiom

就事論事

1. to consider the matter in isolation; to judge the case as it stands (and not a specific individual)