理論上

Chinese

		theory; theory	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (理論上)		理論	上
simp. (理论上)		理论	上

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐlùnshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ leon⁶ soeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí-lūn-siōng / lí-lūn-siāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐlùnshàng → lǐlùnshang (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ → ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄕㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐlùnshång
    • Wade–Giles: li³-lun⁴-shang⁵
    • Yale: lǐ-lwùn-shang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liiluenn.shanq
    • Palladius: лилуньшан (lilunʹšan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/ → /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən⁵¹ ʂɑŋ¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ leon⁶ soeng⁶
    • Yale: léih leuhn seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ loen⁶ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ lên⁶ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ lɵn²² sœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lūn-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: lí-lūn-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lyluxnsiong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lūn-siāng
    • Tâi-lô: lí-lūn-siāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lyluxnsiang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻²¹ siaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³/

Adverb

理論上

1. theoretically; in theory

   我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
   我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]

   I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
理	論	上
り Grade: 2	ろん Grade: 6	じょう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 理論上(りろんじょう)は (rironjō wa)
• 理論上(りろんじょう)では (rironjō de wa)

Adverb

理(り)論(ろん)上(じょう) • (rironjō) 

1. theoretically