持論

Chinese

		to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (持論)		持	論
simp. (持论)		持	论

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chílùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ leon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chílùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhlùn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-lun⁴
    • Yale: chŕ-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrluenn
    • Palladius: чилунь (čilunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ leon⁶
    • Yale: chìh leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ lɵn²²/

Verb

持論

1. to present an argument; to put forth a position; to provide reasoning

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持	論
じ Grade: 3	ろん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• (proscribed) 自論(じろん) (jiron)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じろん [jìróń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

持(じ)論(ろん) • (jiron) ^{←ぢろん (diron)?}

1. one's longstanding opinion

   Synonyms: 議論, 持説

   私(わたし)の持論(じろん)

   watashi no jiron

   my longstanding opinion