勿論

Chinese

		do not	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (勿論)		勿	論
simp. (勿论)		勿	论

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùlùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ leon⁶
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸veq-len

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùlùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùlùn
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-lun⁴
    • Yale: wù-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhluenn
    • Palladius: улунь (ulunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mat⁶ leon⁶
    • Yale: maht leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² lɵn²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸veq-len
    • MiniDict: veh^入 len
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-len
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ lən²³/

Verb

勿論

1. (literary) to not prosecute
   • 14th century, anonymous author, chapter 27, in Water Margin:

     姦夫淫婦，雖該重罪，已死勿論。 [MSC, trad.]
     奸夫淫妇，虽该重罪，已死勿论。 [MSC, simp.]

     Jiānfūyínfù, suī gāi zhòngzuì, yǐ sǐ wùlùn. [Pinyin]

     The man and woman adulterer, while deserving heavy sentences, are already dead and will not be prosecuted.

Derived terms

• 格殺勿論 / 格杀勿论 (géshāwùlùn)

Conjunction

勿論

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

Synonyms

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• 不常在 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 不拘 (bùjū)
• 不管 (bùguǎn)
• 不論 / 不论 (bùlùn)
• 任憑 / 任凭 (rènpíng)
• 別管 / 别管 (biéguǎn)
• 勿怪 (⁸veq-kua) (Wu)
• 勿管 (⁸veq-kuoe) (Wu)
• 憑 / 凭 (píng) (colloquial)
• 毋管
• 無管 / 无管 (wúguǎn) (literary or Min Nan)
• 無論 / 无论 (wúlùn)
• 隨便 / 随便 (suíbiàn)