# 議論
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yìlùn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^5$ leon$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-lun
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gī-lūn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngi$^2$ lung$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yìlùn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yìlùn
*** Wade–Giles: i$^4$-lun$^4$
*** Yale: yì-lwùn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihluenn
*** Palladius: илунь (ilunʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^5$ leon$^6$
*** Yale: yíh leuhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^5$ loen$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^5$ lên$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː¹³ lɵn²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-lun
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi lun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^4$ lun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ lun⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-lūn
*** Tâi-lô: gī-lūn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gixlun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ lun²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² lun⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ lun²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ lun³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ lun³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngi$^2$ lung$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngí lŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋi⁵²⁻³⁵ luŋ³⁵/

### Verb

議論
* to comment; to discuss; to talk; to debate

#### Synonyms

* 交涉 (jiāoshè)
* 傾／倾 (king$^1$) (Cantonese, informal)
* 協商／协商 (xiéshāng)
* 協議／协议 (xiéyì)
* 口語／口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
* 商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
* 商討／商讨 (shāngtǎo)
* 商談／商谈 (shāngtán)
* 商議／商议 (shāngyì)
* 商量 (shāngliang)
* 接接 (Hokkien)
* 接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
* 插話／插话 (Hokkien)
* 會談／会谈 (huìtán)
* 槌摃鐵／槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
* 比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 洽商 (qiàshāng)
* 洽談／洽谈 (qiàtán)
* 申論／申论 (shēnlùn)
* 研究 (yánjiū)
* 磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
* 磋議／磋议 (cuōyì)
* 磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
* 觸牙／触牙 (Hokkien)
* 言說／言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
* 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
* 言辭／言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
* 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
* 計議／计议 (jìyì) (literary)
* 計較／计较
* 討論／讨论 (tǎolùn)
* 評／评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 評論／评论 (pínglùn)
* 說／说
* 說合／说合 (shuōhé)
* 說道／说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
* 談判／谈判 (tánpàn)
* 談論／谈论 (tánlùn)
* 謀慮／谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
* 議／议 (yì)
* 錦議／锦议 (Hokkien)
* 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

#### Related terms

* 論說／论说 (lùnshuō)
* 評說／评说 (píngshuō)

### Noun

議論
* discussion; debate

#### Synonyms

* 世論／世论 (shìlùn) (literary)
* 民意 (mínyì)
* 群情 (qúnqíng)
* 言論／言论 (yánlùn)
* 輿情／舆情 (yúqíng) (formal)
* 輿論／舆论 (yúlùn)

### Derived terms

* 議論文／议论文 (yìlùnwén)
* 議論紛紛／议论纷纷 (yìlùnfēnfēn)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 議 | 論 |
| ぎ Grade: 4 | ろん Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぎろん [gíꜜròǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɡʲiɾõ̞ɴ]

### Noun

議(ぎ)論(ろん) • (giron)
* discussion
    歳出削減(さいしゅつさくげん)に関(かん)する議論(ぎろん)があった。
       Saishutsu sakugen ni kansuru giron ga atta.
       There was talk about budget cuts.
* dispute, argument
* debate

### Verb

議(ぎ)論(ろん)する • (giron suru) transitive suru (stem 議(ぎ)論(ろん)し (giron shi), past 議(ぎ)論(ろん)した (giron shita))
* discuss
    歳出削減(さいしゅつさくげん)について議論(ぎろん)した。
       Saishutsu sakugen ni tsuite giron shita.
       They talked about budget cuts.
* to argue, to dispute
* to debate

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 議論し | ぎろんし | giron shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 議論し | ぎろんし | giron shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 議論する | ぎろんする | giron suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 議論する | ぎろんする | giron suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 議論すれ | ぎろんすれ | giron sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 議論せよ¹ 議論しろ² | ぎろんせよ¹ ぎろんしろ² | giron seyo¹ giron shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 議論される | ぎろんされる | giron sareru |
| Causative | 議論させる 議論さす | ぎろんさせる ぎろんさす | giron saseru giron sasu |
| Potential | 議論できる | ぎろんできる | giron dekiru |
| Volitional | 議論しよう | ぎろんしよう | giron shiyō |
| Negative | 議論しない | ぎろんしない | giron shinai |
| Negative continuative | 議論せず | ぎろんせず | giron sezu |
| Formal | 議論します | ぎろんします | giron shimasu |
| Perfective | 議論した | ぎろんした | giron shita |
| Conjunctive | 議論して | ぎろんして | giron shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 議論すれば | ぎろんすれば | giron sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### See also

* ディベート (dibēto)

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 議 | 論 |

### Noun

議論 • (uinon) (hangeul 의논)
* hanja form of 의논 (“discussion; debate”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 議 | 論 |

### Noun

議論
* chữ Hán form of nghị luận (“criticism”).