論語

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Chinese

to talk (about); to discuss; theory
to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
trad. (論語) 論 語
simp. (论语) 论 语
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Pronunciation

Note: leon6 jyu5 - variant.
Rime
Character 論 語
Reading # 1/3 1/2
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 諄 (47) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 力迍切 魚巨切
Baxter lwin ngjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/liuɪn/ /ŋɨʌX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/lʷin/ /ŋiɔX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ljuen/ /ŋiɔX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/lwin/ /ŋɨə̆X/
Li
Rong 		/liuĕn/ /ŋiɔX/
Wang
Li 		/lĭuĕn/ /ŋĭoX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/li̯uĕn/ /ŋi̯woX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		lún yǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		leon4 jyu5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 論 語
Reading # 1/3 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		lún yǔ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ lwin › ‹ ngjoX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*u/ /*ŋ(r)aʔ/
English (in name of Lúnyǔ 論語) speak

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 論 語
Reading # 3/3 1/2
No. 8667 13159
Phonetic
component 		侖 五
Rime
group 		文 魚
Rime
subdivision 		2 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		淪 語
Old
Chinese 		/*run/ /*ŋaʔ/

Proper noun

論語

  1. Lunyu, the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books (四書／四书 (Sìshū)) of Confucianism)

Coordinate terms

四書五經／四书五经 (Sìshūwǔjīng, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
四書／四书 (Sìshū, “Four Books”)
五經／五经 (Wǔjīng, “Five Classics”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
論 語
ろん
Grade: 6 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon
 論語 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Proper noun

論(ろん)語(ご) • (Rongo) 

  1. Lunyu, the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism)

Coordinate terms

四(し)書(しょ)五(ご)経(きょう) (Shisho Gokyō, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
四(し)書(しょ) (Shisho, “Four Books”)
五(ご)経(きょう) (Gokyō, “Five Classics”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
論語

Proper noun

論語 • (Noneo) (hangeul 논어)

  1. hanja form? of 논어 (“Lunyu, the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism)”)

Coordinate terms

사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)
오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
論語

Proper noun

論語

  1. chữ Hán form of Luận Ngữ (“Lunyu, the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books (四書) of Confucianism)”).

Coordinate terms

Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (四書五經, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
Tứ thư (四書, “Four Books”)
Ngũ kinh (五經, “Five Classics”)
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