唯物论 唯物論

唯

• 唯一 wéi yī ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ wai4 jat1 only; sole
• 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
• 唯二 wéi èr ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˋ (slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two
• 唯恐 wéi kǒng ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ wai4 hung2 for fear that
• 唯有 wéi yǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ wai4 jau5 only

物

• 事物 shì wù ㄕˋ ㄨˋ si6 mat6 thing; object
• 人物 rén wù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˋ jan4 mat6 person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)
• 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
• 刊物 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ hon1 mat6 publication
• 动物 動物 dòng wù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ dung6 mat6 animal

论 論

• 不论 不論 bù lùn ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ bat1 leon6 whatever
• 定论 定論 dìng lùn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ding6 leon6 final conclusion
• 概论 概論 gài lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ koi3 leon6 outline
• 无论 無論 wú lùn ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ mou4 leon6 no matter what or how
• 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn ㄓㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˋ zang1 leon6 to argue

• 任人唯亲 任人唯親 rèn rén wéi qīn ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄣ jam6 jan4 wai4 can1 (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
• 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián ㄖㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jam6 jan4 wai4 jin4 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
• 唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨˊ wai4 lei6 si6 tou4 (idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else

• 博物洽闻 博物洽聞 bó wù qià wén ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄨㄣˊ bok3 mat6 hap6 man4 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
• 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄨˋ caan4 man4 hoi6 mat6 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
• 待人接物 dài rén jiē wù ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄨˋ doi6 jan4 zip3 mat6 (idiom) to interact with people

• 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 baai6 leon6 jan4 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
• 盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùn ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ goi3 gun1 ding6 leon6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
• 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng ㄍㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ goi3 gun1 leon6 ding6 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)