無為

無為

See also: 无为

Chinese

		not have	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (無為)		無	為
simp. (无为)		无	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ wai⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): bû-ûi / bô-ûi
• Wu (Wiktionary): vu hhue (T3); hhmm hhue (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wúwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuwei
    • IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ wai⁴
    • Yale: mòuh wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ wei⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-ûi / bô-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: bû-uî / bô-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bu'uii, boi'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/, /bo²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/, /bo²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² ui¹³/, /bo¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/, /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ ui²³/, /bɤ²³⁻³³ ui²³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: vu hhue (T3); hhmm hhue (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /v̻v̩ʷ²² ɦɯe̞⁴⁴/, /ɦm̩²² ɦɯe̞⁴⁴/

Verb

無為

1. (Taoism) to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach
2. to accomplish nothing; to not achieve anything

Derived terms

恬淡無為／恬淡无为 清淨無為／清净无为 清靜無為／清静无为

無為而治／无为而治 (wúwéi'érzhì) 無為自化／无为自化 碌碌無為／碌碌无为 (lùlùwúwéi)

Proper noun

無為

1. (～縣) Wuwei County (county in Anhui province, China)