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Chinese
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to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure |
to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius) |
| trad. (理論)
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理
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論
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| simp. (理论)
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理
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论
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| anagram
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論理／论理
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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理
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論
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論
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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來 (37)
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來 (37)
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來 (37)
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| Final (韻)
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之 (19)
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魂 (55)
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魂 (55)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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| Division (等)
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III
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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良士切
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盧昆切
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盧困切
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| Baxter
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liX
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lwon
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lwonH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/lɨX/
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/luən/
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/luənH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/lɨX/
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/luon/
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/luonH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/lieX/
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/luən/
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/luənH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/lɨX/
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/lwən/
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/lwənH/
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Li
Rong
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/liəX/
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/luən/
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/luənH/
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Wang
Li
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/lĭəX/
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/luən/
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/luənH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/liX/
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/luən/
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/luənH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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lǐ
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lún
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lùn
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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lei5
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leon4
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leon6
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Noun
理論
- (mathematics, physics, literary, politics, etc.) theory
- 馬克思主義理論／马克思主义理论 ― mǎkèsīzhǔyì lǐlùn ― Marxist theory
- theory (as opposed to practice)
- reason
Synonyms
- 學說 / 学说 (xuéshuō)
- 理念 (lǐniàn)
- 理想 (lǐxiǎng) (literary)
- 說 / 说 (literary, or in compounds)
- 論理 / 论理 (lùnlǐ)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “theory”): 實踐／实践 (shíjiàn)
Derived terms
See also
Verb
理論
- to debate; to argue (with)
- to reason things out; to judge between right and wrong
- (obsolete) to look after; to tend; to be in charge of
Synonyms
- 分說 / 分说 (fēnshuō) (literary)
- 分辯 / 分辩 (fēnbiàn)
- 力爭 / 力争 (lìzhēng)
- 反駁 / 反驳 (fǎnbó)
- 急聒 (jíguō) (literary)
- 扳 (literary, or in compounds)
- 批駁 / 批驳 (pībó)
- 爭執 / 争执 (zhēngzhí)
- 爭持 / 争持 (zhēngchí)
- 爭論 / 争论 (zhēnglùn)
- 爭議 / 争议 (zhēngyì)
- 爭辯 / 争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
- 痛斥 (tòngchì) (as a denouncement)
- 盤喙錦 / 盘喙锦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 盤話 / 盘话
- 相拗 (Hakka)
- 相諍 / 相诤 (Hokkien)
- 相諍相拁 / 相诤相拁 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 紛爭 / 纷争 (fēnzhēng)
- 聲辯 / 声辩 (shēngbiàn)
- 計較 / 计较
- 諍喙 / 诤喙 (Hokkien)
- 論戰 / 论战 (lùnzhàn)
- 論爭 / 论争 (lùnzhēng)
- 較量 / 较量 (jiàoliàng)
- 辯嘴 / 辩嘴 (bìng-cṳ̌) (Northern Min)
- 辯白 / 辩白 (biànbái)
- 辯解 / 辩解 (biànjiě) (to try to defend oneself)
- 辯論 / 辩论 (biànlùn)
- 辯護 / 辩护 (biànhù)
- 辯駁 / 辩驳 (biànbó)
- 駁斥 / 驳斥 (bóchì) (as a denouncement)
- 駁議 / 驳议 (bóyì) (literary)
- 呵護 / 呵护 (hēhù)
- 帶量 / 带量 (dàiliàng) (literary)
- 招呼 (zhāohū)
- 照應 / 照应 (zhàoying)
- 照拂 (zhàofú)
- 照料 (zhàoliào)
- 照理 (zhàolǐ) (literary)
- 照看 (zhàokàn)
- 照管 (zhàoguǎn)
- 照顧 / 照顾 (zhàogù)
- 看管 (kānguǎn)
- 觀顧 / 观顾 (Hokkien)
- 調理 / 调理 (tiáolǐ)
- 關照 / 关照 (guānzhào)
Adjective
理論
- (attributive) theoretical
- 理論框架／理论框架 ― lǐlùn kuàngjià ― theoretical framework
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
理論 • (riron)
- a theory
Derived terms
Anagrams
Korean
Noun
理論 • (iron) (hangeul 이론)
- hanja form? of 이론 (“theory”)
Vietnamese
Noun
理論
- chữ Hán form of lí luận (“theory”).