講道理

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See also: 讲道理

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	reason; argument; sense reason; argument; sense; logic; principle; rule; truth; philosophy
trad. (講道理)		講	道理
simp. (讲道理)		讲	道理

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎng dàolǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kóng-tō-lí
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kaon ⁶dau-li

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎng dàolǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎng dàolǐ
  - Wade–Giles: chiang³ tao⁴-li³
  - Yale: jyǎng dàu-lǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeang dawlii
  - Palladius: цзян даоли (czjan daoli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
  - Yale: góng douh léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dou⁶ lei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong² dou⁶ léi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ tou̯²² lei̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóng-tō-lí
  - Tâi-lô: kóng-tō-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofngdoixlie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kaon ⁶dau-li
  - MiniDict: kaon^去 dau^去 li
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kaan ³dau-li
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɑ̃⁴⁴ dɔ²² li⁴⁴/

Verb

講⫽道理 (verb-object)

to talk sense; to speak sensibly; to talk reason
人是不能跟瘋子講道理的。 [MSC, trad.]
人是不能跟疯子讲道理的。 [MSC, simp.]
Rén shì bùnéng gēn fēngzi jiǎng dàolǐ de. [Pinyin]
You can't talk reason with crazy people.

這人真霸道，一點兒道理也不講。 [MSC, trad.]
这人真霸道，一点儿道理也不讲。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè rén zhēn bàdao, yīdiǎnr dàolǐ yě bù jiǎng. [Pinyin]
This person is overbearing and refuses to talk any sense.

你這人有沒有禮貌，講不講道理啊。 [MSC, trad.]
你这人有没有礼貌，讲不讲道理啊。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zhè rén yǒu méi yǒu lǐmào, jiǎng bù jiǎng dàolǐ a. [Pinyin]
Where's your manners? Be reasonable!

Synonyms

爭辯是非／争辩是非 (zhēngbiàn shìfēi)
說理／说理 (shuōlǐ)
論理／论理 (lùnlǐ)

Adverb

講道理

(slang, neologism) to be honest; frankly

Synonyms

老實說／老实说
說實在的／说实在的 (shuō shízài de)
說實話／说实话 (shuōshíhuà)
說真的／说真的 (shuōzhēnde)
講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn) (chiefly Cantonese)

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