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

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

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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

持(じ)論(ろん) • (jiron) ^{←ぢろん (diron)^?}

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

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN