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Wu Wei / Without Action

Daoist / Taoist Tenet

 wú wéi
 mui
Wu Wei / Without Action Scroll

無為 or “Wu Wei” is a Daoist (Taoist) tenet that speaks to the idea of letting nature take its course.

Some will say it's about knowing when to take action and when not to. In reality, it's more about not going against the flow. What will happen is controlled by the Dao (Tao), for which one who follows the Dao will not resist or struggle against.

There is a lot more to this concept, but chances are, if you are looking for this entry, you already know the expanded concept.

Warning: Outside of the Daoist context, this means idleness or inactivity (especially in Japanese, where not everyone knows this as a Daoist concept).


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Characters

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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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wèi
    wei4
wei
 gi
    ぎ
tower over a palace gateway (old)
(1) (hist) (See 三国・2,曹魏) Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; (2) (hist) Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE); (given name) Takashi

北魏

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běi wèi
    bei3 wei4
pei wei
 hokugi
    ほくぎ
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
(hist) Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
the Northern Wei

曹丕

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cáo pī
    cao2 pi1
ts`ao p`i
    tsao pi
 souhi / sohi
    そうひ
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
(person) Cao Pi (187-226 CE; first emperor of Cao Wei); Emperor Wen of Wei

曹魏

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cáo wèi
    cao2 wei4
ts`ao wei
    tsao wei
 sougi / sogi
    そうぎ
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
(hist) (See 魏・1) Cao Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266); Wei

東魏


东魏

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dōng wèi
    dong1 wei4
tung wei
 tougi / togi
    とうぎ
Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)

西魏

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wèi
    xi1 wei4
hsi wei
 seigi / segi
    せいぎ
Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
(hist) Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)

魏國


魏国

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wèi guó
    wei4 guo2
wei kuo
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms

三曹

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sān cáo
    san1 cao2
san ts`ao
    san tsao
 sansou / sanso
    さんそう
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
sergeant (JSDF)

尉繚


尉缭

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wèi liáo
    wei4 liao2
wei liao
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy

曹操

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cáo cāo
    cao2 cao1
ts`ao ts`ao
    tsao tsao
 sousou / soso
    そうそう
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
(person) Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

離微


离微

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wēi
    li2 wei1
li wei
 rimi
Apart from all the phenomenal; li is intp. as spirit, wei as its subtle, mysterious functioning; li is also intp. as nirvana in character, wei as prajñā , or intelligence, knowledge, discrimination.

魏巍

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wèi wēi
    wei4 wei1
wei wei
Wei Wei (1920-2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The East 東方|东方 about the Korean war

魏收

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wèi shōu
    wei4 shou1
wei shou
Wei Shou (506-572), writer and historian of Northern dynasty Qi 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], compiler of History of Wei of the Northern dynasties 魏書|魏书[Wei4 shu1]

魏書


魏书

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wèi shū
    wei4 shu1
wei shu
 gisho
    ぎしょ
History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls
(personal name) Gisho

尉繚子


尉缭子

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wèi liáo zi
    wei4 liao2 zi5
wei liao tzu
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

李衛公


李卫公

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wèi gōng
    li3 wei4 gong1
li wei kung
Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4]

武經七書


武经七书

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jīng qī shū
    wu3 jing1 qi1 shu1
wu ching ch`i shu
    wu ching chi shu
Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]

杜威

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wēi
    du4 wei1
tu wei

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Dewey
Du Wei (1982-), Shanghai soccer star; Dewey (name)

魏徵


魏征

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wèi zhēng
    wei4 zheng1
wei cheng

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Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書|隋书

三國演義


三国演义

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sān guó yǎn yì
    san1 guo2 yan3 yi4
san kuo yen i

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains


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wěi
    wei3
wei
 gi
variant of 偽|伪[wei3]
False, counterfeit, forged. False or forged sūtras which were produced after the Wei dynasty; catalogues of these forged sūtras are given in various books.

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wěi
    wei3
wei
surname Wei

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wèi
    wei4
wei
the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2]


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fēng
    feng1
feng
rainy; place name in Shaanxi; Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3]


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wěi
    wei3
wei
surname Wei

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máng
    mang2
mang
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

ゑい

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 ei / e
    ヱイ
(given name) Ei; Wei

ゑ以

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 ei / e
    えい
(given name) Ei; Wei

三教

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sān jiào
    san1 jiao4
san chiao
 sankyou; sangyou / sankyo; sangyo
    さんきょう; さんぎょう
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
(1) Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; the three religions; (2) Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; (3) Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity; (given name) Mitsunori
The three teachings, i.e. 儒, 佛 (or 釋), and 道Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism; or, 孔, 老, 釋 Confucianism, Taoism (aIso known as 神敎), and Buddhism. In Japan they are Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism. In Buddhism the term is applied to the three periods of Śākyamuni's own teaching, of which there are several definitions: (1) The Jiangnan 南中 School describe his teaching as (a) 漸progressive or gradual; (b) 頓 immediate, i.e. as one whole, especially in the 華嚴經; and (c) 不定 or indeterminate. (2) 光統 Guangtong, a writer of the Iater Wei dynasty, describes the three as (a) 漸 progressive for beginners, i.e. from impermanence to permanence, from the void to reality, etc.; (b) 頓 immediate for the more advanced; and (c) 圓complete, to the most advanced, i.e. the Huayan as above. (3) The 三時敎q.v. (4) The 南山 Southern school deals with (a) the 性空of Hīnayāna; (b) 相空of Mahāyāna; and (c) 唯識圓 the perfect idealism. v. 行事鈔中 4. Tiantai accepts the division of 漸, 頓, and 不定 for pre-Lotus teaching, but adopts 漸 gradual, 頓 immediate, and 圓 perfect, with the Lotus as the perfect teaching; it also has the division of 三藏敎 , 通敎 , and 別敎 q.v.

三武

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sān
    san1 wu3
san wu
 mitsutake
    みつたけ
(personal name) Mitsutake
The three emperors Wu who persecuted Buddhism: 太武 of the Wei dynasty A.D. 424-452; 武帝 of the Zhou A.D. 561-578; 武宗 of the Tang A.D. 841-7.

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Wu Wei
Without Action
無為
无为
muiwú wéi / wu2 wei2 / wu wei / wuwei
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