Mandarin
(Pinyin): pínglùn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ leon⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): phìn-lun

(Hailu, HRS): pin lun^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phêng-lūn

(Teochew, Peng'im): pêng⁵ lung⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶bin-len₆ / ²bin-len₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pínglùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pínglùn
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-lun⁴
  - Yale: píng-lwùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngluenn
  - Palladius: пинлунь (pinlunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ leon⁶
  - Yale: pìhng leuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ loen⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ lên⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ lɵn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-lun
  - Hakka Romanization System: pin^ˇ lun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pin² lun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ lun⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: pin lun^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰin⁵⁵ lun³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phêng-lūn
  - Tâi-lô: phîng-lūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phenglun
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lun²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lun⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² lun²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lun³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ lun³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pêng⁵ lung⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng lŭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bin-len₆
  - MiniDict: bin^去 len^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-len₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² lən⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²bin-len₆
  - MiniDict: bin^平 len^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bin²² lən³³/

Noun

評論

comment; remark
review; discussion

Synonyms

(comment): 評語／评语 (píngyǔ)

Verb

評論

to comment; to remark
對於他的觀點我無法並且不願意去評論。 [MSC, trad.]
对于他的观点我无法并且不愿意去评论。 [MSC, simp.]
Duìyú tā de guāndiǎn wǒ wúfǎ bìngqiě bù yuànyì qù pínglùn. [Pinyin]
I am unable and unwilling to comment on his views.
to review; to discuss

Synonyms

(to comment): (literary, or in compounds) 議／议 (yì)
(to discuss):

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交涉 (jiāoshè)
傾 / 倾 (king¹) (Cantonese, informal)
協商 / 协商 (xiéshāng)
協議 / 协议 (xiéyì)
口語 / 口语 (kǒuyǔ) (archaic)
商榷 (shāngquè) (chiefly in an academic context)
商討 / 商讨 (shāngtǎo)
商談 / 商谈 (shāngtán)
商議 / 商议 (shāngyì)
商量 (shāngliang)
接接 (Hokkien)
接洽 (jiēqià) (formal)
插話 / 插话 (Hokkien)
會談 / 会谈 (huìtán)
槌摃鐵 / 槌𫼱铁 (Hokkien)
比接 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
洽商 (qiàshāng)
洽談 / 洽谈 (qiàtán)
申論 / 申论 (shēnlùn)
研究 (yánjiū)
磋商 (cuōshāng) (formal)
磋議 / 磋议 (cuōyì)
磨合 (móhé) (figurative)
觸牙 / 触牙 (Hokkien)
言說 / 言说 (yánshuō) (formal)
言論 / 言论 (yánlùn)
言辭 / 言辞 (yáncí) (literary)
計謀 / 计谋 (jìmóu) (literary)
計議 / 计议 (jìyì) (literary)
計較 / 计较
討論 / 讨论 (tǎolùn)
討議 / 讨议 (tǎoyì) (literary)
評 / 评 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
說 / 说
說合 / 说合 (shuōhé)
說道 / 说道 (shuōdao) (colloquial)
談判 / 谈判 (tánpàn)
談論 / 谈论 (tánlùn)
謀慮 / 谋虑 (móulǜ) (literary)
講論 / 讲论 (jiǎnglùn)
議 / 议 (yì)
議論 / 议论 (yìlùn)
錦議 / 锦议 (Hokkien)
闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)

Derived terms

評論人 / 评论人 (pínglùnrén)
評論區 / 评论区 (pínglùnqū)
評論員 / 评论员 (pínglùnyuán)
評論家 / 评论家 (pínglùnjiā)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (評論):

→ Japanese: 評論(ひょうろん) (hyōron)
→ Korean: 평론(評論) (pyeongnon)
→ Vietnamese: bình luận (評論)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
評	論
ひょう Grade: 5	ろん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひょーろん [hyòóróń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ço̞ːɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

評(ひょう)論(ろん) • (hyōron)

criticism, comment

Verb

評(ひょう)論(ろん)する • (hyōron suru) suru (stem 評(ひょう)論(ろん)し (hyōron shi), past 評(ひょう)論(ろん)した (hyōron shita))

to criticize, to review

Conjugation

Conjugation of "評論する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	評論し	ひょうろんし	hyōron shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	評論し	ひょうろんし	hyōron shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	評論する	ひょうろんする	hyōron suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	評論する	ひょうろんする	hyōron suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	評論すれ	ひょうろんすれ	hyōron sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	評論せよ¹ 評論しろ²	ひょうろんせよ¹ ひょうろんしろ²	hyōron seyo¹ hyōron shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	評論される	ひょうろんされる	hyōron sareru
Causative	評論させる評論さす	ひょうろんさせるひょうろんさす	hyōron saseru hyōron sasu
Potential	評論できる	ひょうろんできる	hyōron dekiru
Volitional	評論しよう	ひょうろんしよう	hyōron shiyō
Negative	評論しない	ひょうろんしない	hyōron shinai
Negative continuative	評論せず	ひょうろんせず	hyōron sezu
Formal	評論します	ひょうろんします	hyōron shimasu
Perfective	評論した	ひょうろんした	hyōron shita
Conjunctive	評論して	ひょうろんして	hyōron shite
Hypothetical conditional	評論すれば	ひょうろんすれば	hyōron sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

評論家(ひょうろんか) (hyōronka)

References

“評論”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

		to discuss; to comment; to criticize to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (評論)		評	論
simp. (评论)		评	论

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