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Wu Ming / Anonymous

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wú míng

mu mei

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無名 is a Chinese, Japanese and Korean word that means nameless, obscure, unnamed, anonymous, unsigned, unknown, not famous, and sometimes unjustifiable.

The romanized title, Wu Ming, has been used for several different things such as a group of Italian writers, and even as the Chinese name of the infamous hackers.

Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1

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dào kě dào fēi cháng dào míng kě míng fēi cháng míng wú míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu míng wàn wù zhī mǔ gù cháng wú yù yǐ guān qí miào cháng yǒu yù yǐ guān qí zhēng cǐ liǎng zhě tóng chū ér yì míng tóng wèi zhī xuán xuán zhī yòu xuán zhòng miào zhī mén

Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1 Scroll

This text is the first chapter of the Daodejing / Tao Te Ching.

The text reads:
道可道、非常道。名可名、非常名。無名天地之始有名萬物之母。故常無欲以觀其妙、常有欲以觀其徼。此兩者同出而異名。同謂之玄。玄之又玄、衆妙之門。

This classical Chinese passage comes from the Mawangdui (馬王堆帛書) text.

Dr. Charle Muller translates it this way:

The Way that can be followed is not the eternal Way.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the origin of heaven and earth
While naming is the origin of a myriad of things.
Therefore, always desireless, you see the mystery
Ever desiring, you see the manifestations.
These two are the same—
When they appear they are named differently.
This sameness is the mystery,
Mystery within mystery;
The door to all marvels.

Dr. Muller's translation of all 81 Daodejing chapters

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
無名无名 see styles	wú míng wu2 ming2 wu ming mumei / mume むめい	More info & calligraphy: Wu Ming / Anonymous nameless; obscure (adj-no,n) (1) nameless; unnamed; anonymous; unsigned; (adj-no,n) (2) obscure; unknown; not famous; (adj-no,n) (3) causeless; unjustifiable; (given name) Mumyou no name
無名庵 see styles	mumeian / mumean むめいあん	無名庵 Custom Scroll (given name) Mumeian
無名指无名指 see styles	wú míng zhǐ wu2 ming2 zhi3 wu ming chih mumeishi / mumeshi むめいし	無名指 Custom Scroll ring finger (rare) (See 薬指・1) ring finger
無名数 see styles	mumeisuu / mumesu むめいすう	無名数 Custom Scroll {math} (See 名数・1) abstract number
無名氏无名氏 see styles	wú míng shì wu2 ming2 shi4 wu ming shih mumeishi / mumeshi むめいし	無名氏 Custom Scroll anonymous person anonymous person; a nobody
無名骨 see styles	mumeikotsu / mumekotsu むめいこつ	無名骨 Custom Scroll (archaism) hipbone; innominate bone
師出無名师出无名 see styles	shī chū wú míng shi1 chu1 wu2 ming2 shih ch`u wu ming shih chu wu ming	師出無名 Custom Scroll lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom); to act without justification
有名無名 see styles	yuumeimumei / yumemume ゆうめいむめい	有名無名 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
無名小卒无名小卒 see styles	wú míng xiǎo zú wu2 ming2 xiao3 zu2 wu ming hsiao tsu	無名小卒 Custom Scroll insignificant soldier (idiom); a nobody; nonentity
無名戦士 see styles	mumeisenshi / mumesenshi むめいせんし	無名戦士 Custom Scroll unknown soldier
無名戰死无名战死 see styles	wú míng zhàn sǐ wu2 ming2 zhan4 si3 wu ming chan ssu	無名戰死 Custom Scroll the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead)
無名英雄无名英雄 see styles	wú míng yīng xióng wu2 ming2 ying1 xiong2 wu ming ying hsiung	無名英雄 Custom Scroll unnamed hero
無名戰士墓无名战士墓 see styles	wú míng zhàn shì mù wu2 ming2 zhan4 shi4 mu4 wu ming chan shih mu	無名戰士墓 Custom Scroll Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
無名烈士墓无名烈士墓 see styles	wú míng liè shì mù wu2 ming2 lie4 shi4 mu4 wu ming lieh shih mu	無名烈士墓 Custom Scroll tomb of the unknown soldier
無名戦士之墓 see styles	mumeisenshinohaka / mumesenshinohaka むめいせんしのはか	無名戦士之墓 Custom Scroll (place-name) Mumeisenshinohaka
世界無名戦士之墓 see styles	sekaimumeisenshinohaka / sekaimumesenshinohaka せかいむめいせんしのはか	世界無名戦士之墓 Custom Scroll (place-name) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the World; Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka
悪名は無名に勝る see styles	akumyouhamumeinimasaru / akumyohamumenimasaru あくみょうはむめいにまさる	悪名は無名に勝る Custom Scroll (exp,v5r) (proverb) it is better to be infamous than unknown

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Wu Ming Anonymous	無名无名	mu mei / mumei	wú míng / wu2 ming2 / wu ming / wuming
Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1	道可道非常道名可名非常名無名天地之始有名萬物之母故常無欲以觀其妙常有欲以觀其徼此兩者同出而異名同謂之玄玄之又玄衆妙之門道可道非常道名可名非常名无名天地之始有名万物之母故常无欲以观其妙常有欲以观其徼此两者同出而异名同谓之玄玄之又玄众妙之门		dào kě dào fēi cháng dào míng kě míng fēi cháng míng wú míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu míng wàn wù zhī mǔ gù cháng wú yù yǐ guān qí miào cháng yǒu yù yǐ guān qí zhēng cǐ liǎng zhě tóng chū ér yì míng tóng wèi zhī xuán xuán zhī yòu xuán zhòng miào zhī mén dao4 ke3 dao4 fei1 chang2 dao4 ming2 ke3 ming2 fei1 chang2 ming2 wu2 ming2 tian1 di4 zhi1 shi3 you3 ming2 wan4 wu4 zhi1 mu3 gu4 chang2 wu2 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 miao4 chang2 you3 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 jiao3 ci3 liang3 zhe3 tong2 chu1 er2 yi4 ming2 tong2 wei4 zhi1 xuan2 xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2 zhong4 miao4 zhi1 men2 dao ke dao fei chang dao ming ke ming fei chang ming wu ming tian di zhi shi you ming wan wu zhi mu gu chang wu yu yi guan qi miao chang you yu yi guan qi jiao ci liang zhe tong chu er yi ming tong wei zhi xuan xuan zhi you xuan zhong miao zhi men	tao k`o tao fei ch`ang tao ming k`o ming fei ch`ang ming wu ming t`ien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku ch`ang wu yü i kuan ch`i miao ch`ang yu yü i kuan ch`i chiao tz`u liang che t`ung ch`u erh i ming t`ung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men tao ko tao fei chang tao ming ko ming fei chang ming wu ming tien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku chang wu yü i kuan chi miao chang yu yü i kuan chi chiao tzu liang che tung chu erh i ming tung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.