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論語

論語

See also: 论语

Chinese

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

Proper noun

論語

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Lúnyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ jyu⁵, leon⁶ jyu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Lùn-ngî
Min Nan (POJ): Lūn-gí / Lūn-gú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Lúnyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Luenyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ən³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leon⁴ jyu⁵, leon⁶ jyu⁵
  - Yale: lèuhn yúh, leuhn yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ jy⁵, loen⁶ jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ jyː¹³/, /lɵn²² jyː¹³/
  - Note: leon6 jyu5 - variant.
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lùn-ngî
  - Hakka Romanization System: lunˇ ngi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lun² ngi¹
  - IPA: /lun¹¹ ɲi²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lūn-gí / Lūn-gú
  - Tâi-lô: Lūn-gí / Lūn-gú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luxn'gie, luxn'guo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lun²²⁻²¹ gi⁵³/, /lun²²⁻²¹ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lun⁴¹⁻²² gi⁵⁵⁴/, /lun⁴¹⁻²² gu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lun²²⁻²¹ gi⁵³/, /lun²²⁻²¹ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lun³³⁻¹¹ gi⁵³/, /lun³³⁻¹¹ gu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lun³³⁻²¹ gi⁴¹/, /lun³³⁻²¹ gu⁴¹/