cún
ér
lùn

idiom

Meaning of 存而不论

存而不论 means to leave aside for now; to shelve an issue without discussion. Pronounced cún ér bù lùn.

  • to leave aside for now; to shelve an issue without discussion

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
wèn
zàn
shí
cún
ér
lùn
 
xiān
tǎo
lùn
wèn
 

We can shelve this issue for now and discuss other problems first.

Duì
zhè
ge
yǒu
zhēng
de
shǐ
guān
diǎn
 
men
jué
dìng
cún
ér
lùn
 

Regarding this controversial historical viewpoint, we decided to leave it aside without further discussion.

Zài
qián
jiē
duàn
 
zhè
xiē
shù
jié
cún
ér
lùn
 

At the current stage, these technical details can be set aside for now.

Wèi
le
miǎn
wèi
de
zhēng
chǎo
 
men
xuǎn
jiāng
fēn
cún
ér
lùn
 

To avoid pointless arguments, they chose to shelve their disagreements.

Zhè
ge
zhé
xué
nán
 
rén
cháng
cháng
cǎi
cún
ér
lùn
de
tài
 

Regarding this philosophical conundrum, ancient scholars often adopted an attitude of leaving it undiscussed.