lí luận

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 理論.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˦ lwən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˨˩˦ lwəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

luận

  1. (mathematics, physics, literary, politics, etc.) theory
  2. theory (as opposed to practice)
  3. reason