無論
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
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN