理論上

Chinese

		theory; theory	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (理論上)		理論	上
simp. (理论上)		理论	上

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǐlùnshàng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ leon⁶ soeng⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí-lūn-siōng / lí-lūn-siāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǐlùnshàng → lǐlùnshang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ → ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄕㄤ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǐlùnshång
  - Wade–Giles: li³-lun⁴-shang⁵
  - Yale: lǐ-lwùn-shang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liiluenn.shanq
  - Palladius: лилуньшан (lilunʹšan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/ → /li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən⁵¹ ʂɑŋ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ leon⁶ soeng⁶
  - Yale: léih leuhn seuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ loen⁶ soeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ lên⁶ sêng⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ lɵn²² sœːŋ²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lūn-siōng
  - Tâi-lô: lí-lūn-siōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lyluxnsiong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻²¹ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻¹¹ siɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-lūn-siāng
  - Tâi-lô: lí-lūn-siāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lyluxnsiang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻²¹ siaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun³³⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³/

Adverb

理論上

theoretically; in theory
我覺得這個想法理論上沒有錯，不過實踐操作起來難度會很大。 [MSC, trad.]
我觉得这个想法理论上没有错，不过实践操作起来难度会很大。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ juéde zhège xiǎngfǎ lǐlùnshàng méiyǒu cuò, bùguò shíjiàn cāozuò qǐlái nándù huì hěn dà. [Pinyin]
I think this idea is not wrong in theory, but it will be very difficult to put into practice.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
理	論	上
り Grade: 2	ろん Grade: 6	じょう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

理論上(りろんじょう)は (rironjō wa)
理論上(りろんじょう)では (rironjō de wa)

Adverb

理(り)論(ろん)上(じょう) • (rironjō)

theoretically