無論

無論

1. no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of; whether

   無論你想吃中國菜還是日本料理，自助餐都會有你喜歡的。 [MSC, trad.]
   无论你想吃中国菜还是日本料理，自助餐都会有你喜欢的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng chī Zhōngguócài háishì Rìběn liàolǐ, zìzhùcān dōu huì yǒu nǐ xǐhuān de. [Pinyin]

   Whether you want Chinese or Japanese food, the buffet will have what you like.

   無論何時何地，只要你有困難或有任何疑問，都歡迎隨時聯繫我。 [MSC, trad.]
   无论何时何地，只要你有困难或有任何疑问，都欢迎随时联系我。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wúlùn héshí hédì, zhǐyào nǐ yǒu kùnnan huò yǒu rènhé yíwèn, dōu huānyíng suíshí liánxì wǒ. [Pinyin]

   No matter when or where you have any difficulties or questions, please feel free to contact me.

2. let alone; not to mention; much less

   • 問今是何世，乃不知有漢，無論魏晉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     问今是何世，乃不知有汉，无论魏晋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 421, Tao Yuanming (陶淵明) The Peach-Blossom Fountain (《桃花源記》). English text based on the translation by Herbert Allen Giles, 1922.

     Wèn jīn shì héshì, nǎi bùzhī yǒu Hàn, wúlùn Wèi Jìn. [Pinyin]

     They then enquired about the politics of the day, ignorant of the establishment of the Han dynasty, and of course of the later dynasties which had succeeded it.

• (no matter):

• (let alone):

無論

1. (literary) to not investigate

   • 上曰：「游擊將軍死事，無論坐者。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     上曰：「游击将军死事，无论坐者。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Shàng yuē: “Yóujī Jiāngjūn sǐ shì, wúlùn zuò zhě.” [Pinyin]

     "As for the death of the General Youji, do not investigate anyone implicated therein," said the Emperor.

From Middle Chinese 無論 (MC mju lwonH, literally “without discussion, no argument”). Compare modern Hakka mò-lun or Cantonese mou⁴ leon⁶.

• (Tokyo) むろん [mùróń] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ɾõ̞ɴ]

無(む)論(ろん) • (muron) 

1. no doubt, naturally, of course, it goes without saying

   無論(むろん)こんな馬鹿(ばか)なことはありえない。

   Muron konna baka na koto wa arienai.

   It goes without saying that this kind of idiotic thing simply cannot be.

無(む)論(ろん) • (muron) 

1. something that is clearly the case

   あれは無論(むろん)ですね。

   Are wa muron desu ne.

   That is clearly the case.

More commonly used as an adverb.

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN