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無論如何

/u³⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹ ɻu³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
in any case; at any rate; whatever happens; no matter what
  • TOCFL 5
  • 无论如何
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Origin

The phrase 無論如何 is composed of four characters. The first, 無, means to not have, there is not, or there does not exist. The second, 論, means to discuss, to reason, to debate, or to argue; it contains the semantic component 言 (to say, to speak, or to talk) and the phonetic component 侖.

The third character, 如, means to be like, as, as if, or as though. It is formed with the semantic component 口 (mouth) and the phonetic component 女 (woman or female). The final character, 何, means what or which. It consists of the semantic component 人 (man, person, or people) alongside phonetic components 戈 (a dagger-axe) and 可 (can, may, or be able to).

Within the character 可, the phonetic component 丂 (the appearance of air which is to be released) is used, which itself contains the components 𠃑 and 一 (one).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

無論如何 由「無」、「論」、「如」、「何」組成。其中「無」意指沒有、不存在；「論」包含語義成分「言」（說、談話）與音符「侖」，意指討論、論證、辯論；「如」包含語義成分「口」與音符「女」，意指像、如同；「何」則包含語義成分「人」與音符「戈」及「可」。

在「何」的構成中，「可」本身包含語義成分「口」與音符「丂」，而「丂」則由「𠃑」與「一」組成。根據《國語辭典》，此詞彙的意思為不管怎麼樣。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese無 “to not have; there is not; there does not exist”
  • characterChinese論 “to discuss; to reason; to debate; to argue”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese侖
  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese何 “what; which”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
    • soundChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
      • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
        • componentChinese𠃑
        • componentChinese一 “one”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. in any case; at any rate; whatever happens; no matter what

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 不管怎麼樣。 例：他們夫妻倆決定，無論如何也要醫好孩子的病。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0