There are 11 total results for your 無為 search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
無為 无为 see styles |
wú wéi wu2 wei2 wu wei mui むい |
More info & calligraphy: Wu Wei / Without Action(adj-na,adj-no,n) idleness; inactivity; (female given name) Mui |
無為市 无为市 see styles |
wú wéi shì wu2 wei2 shi4 wu wei shih |
Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu 蕪湖|芜湖[Wu2hu2], Anhui |
無為縣 无为县 see styles |
wú wéi xiàn wu2 wei2 xian4 wu wei hsien |
Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui |
無為信寺 see styles |
muishinji むいしんじ |
(place-name) Muishinji |
無為徒食 see styles |
muitoshoku むいとしょく |
(noun/participle) (yoji) idling one's time away |
無為無策 see styles |
muimusaku むいむさく |
(yoji) do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.) |
無為無聊 see styles |
muiburyou; muimuryou / muiburyo; muimuryo むいぶりょう; むいむりょう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) boredom; ennui; tedium; wearisomeness |
無為無能 see styles |
muimunou / muimuno むいむのう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time |
無為自然 see styles |
muishizen むいしぜん |
(1) (yoji) abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; (2) {Buddh} unconditioned nature; unconditioned spontaneity |
無策無為 see styles |
musakumui むさくむい |
(yoji) do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation |
碌碌無為 碌碌无为 see styles |
lù lù wú wéi lu4 lu4 wu2 wei2 lu lu wu wei |
unaccomplished; mediocre; feckless |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 11 results for "無為" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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