哲理

Chinese
philosophy; wise
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad.
(哲理)		 哲 理

Pronunciation

Noun

哲理

  1. philosophy

Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學／哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
哲 理
てつ
Grade: S		 り
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 哲理

Pronunciation

Noun

哲(てつ)理(り) • (tetsuri) 

  1. philosophical principles

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
哲理

Noun

哲理

  1. chữ Hán form of triết lí (“philosophical principles”).
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