有理

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Chinese

to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
trad. (有理) 有 理
simp. #(有理) 有 理

Pronunciation

Verb

有理

  1. to be reasonable; to be well-founded; to be rational

Synonyms

  • (colloquial, often used in negative or interrogative sentences) 像話／像话 (xiànghuà)

Derived terms

Adjective

有理

  1. reasonable; well-founded; rational
  2. (mathematics) rational

Synonyms

  • (reasonable):

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (有理):
  • → Japanese: 有(ゆう)理(り) (yūri)
  • → Korean: 유리(有理) (yuri)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有 理
ゆう
Grade: 3 		り
Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

有 (“to exist”) +‎ 理 (“reason”). Compare Latin ratiōnālis (“rational; reasonable”).

Pronunciation

Noun

有(ゆう)理(り) • (yūri) ←いうり (iuri)?

  1. (attributive) reasonability
  2. (attributive, mathematics) rationality

Antonyms

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