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講理

講理

See also: 讲理

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
trad. (講理)		講	理
simp. (讲理)		讲	理

Verb

講理

to reason with somebody; to argue; to talk sense with someone
to discuss the merits of an argument

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎnglǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² lei⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kóng-lî
Min Nan (POJ): káng-lí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jiǎnglǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanglii
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    講理／讲理
    講禮／讲礼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong² lei⁵
  - Yale: góng léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong² lei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ lei̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kóng-lî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong` li´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ li¹
  - IPA: /koŋ³¹ li²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng-lí
  - Tâi-lô: káng-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafnglie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/