論點

See also: 论点 and 論点

Chinese

		to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (論點)		論	點
simp. (论点)		论	点

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lùndiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁶ dim²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lūn-tiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùndiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lùndiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: lun⁴-tien³
    • Yale: lwùn-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luenndean
    • Palladius: луньдянь (lunʹdjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ən⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leon⁶ dim²
    • Yale: leuhn dím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁶ dim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lên⁶ dim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²² tiːm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lūn-tiám
    • Tâi-lô: lūn-tiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: luxndiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lun²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lun⁴¹⁻²² tiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lun²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lun³³⁻¹¹ tiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lun³³⁻²¹ tiam⁴¹/

Noun

論點

1. argument; point (of an argument)

   你的論點簡直站不住腳。 [MSC, trad.]
   你的论点简直站不住脚。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ de lùndiǎn jiǎnzhí zhànbùzhùjiǎo. [Pinyin]

   Your argument does not hold water at all.

Synonyms

• 點子／点子 (diǎnzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (論點):

• → Japanese: 論(ろん)点(てん) (ronten)
• → Korean: 론점(論點) (ronjeom), 논점(論點) (nonjeom)
• → Vietnamese: luận điểm (論點)