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 (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): 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
  • (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

• 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)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勿	論
もち Jinmeiyō	ろん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• (slang, emphatic) もちのろん, モチのロン (mochi no ron)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 勿論 (wùlùn, literally “do not discuss”). Compare English go without saying.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もち​ろん [mòchíꜜròǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞t͡ɕiɾõ̞ɴ]

Adverb

勿(もち)論(ろん) • (mochiron) 

1. of course, naturally, certainly

   勿(もち)論(ろん)、戦(せん)争(そう)には反(はん)対(たい)だ。

   Mochiron, sensō ni wa hantai da.

   Of course I'm against the war.

   勿(もち)論(ろん)だよ！

   Mochiron da yo!

   Of course!

   勿(もち)論(ろん)、いいですよ。

   Mochiron, ii desu yo.

   By all means. Go ahead.

   (literally, “No need to ask; it's okay.”)

   • 2010 October 24, Tsutsui, Taishi, “第21幕　無常の風 [Act 21: Uneasy Wind]”, in エスプリト [Esprit], volume 6 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, →ISBN, pages 133-135:

     ヤン先(せん)生(せい)…わたしたち…仲(なか)間(ま)ですよね？

     Yan-sensei… watashitachi… nakama desu yo ne?

     Jan-sensei… are we… really friends?

     勿(もち)論(ろん)ですよ

     Mochiron desu yo

     Of course

Korean

Hanja in this term
勿	論

Adverb

勿論 • (mullon) (hangeul 물론)

1. Hanja form^? of 물론 (“of course, certainly, naturally”).