无 (無) wú
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wú
adverb
no
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 无 is a negative copula in Literary Chinese in the sense of 不. (CCD '无' 2; FE '無' 1; GHDC '无' 2; Guoyu '無' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '無' 2, p. 480; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107). -
wú
noun
Kangxi radical 71
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
wú
verb
to not have; without
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 没有 (CCD '无' 1; FE '無' 2; GHDC '无' 1; Guoyu '無' v; Kroll 2015 '無' 1, p. 480; Rouzer 2007, p. 14). For example, 無以異也。'There is no difference!' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/15, translation by Legge) -
wú
adverb
has not yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 未 (GHDC '无' 6; Guoyu '無' adv 2) -
mó
foreign
mo
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in foreign transliterations (GHDC 2 '无' 1; Guoyu '無' mó; Kroll 2015 '無' 5, p. 480) -
wú
adverb
do not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 无 is a prohibitive particle (CCD '无' 4; GHDC '无' 3; Guoyu '無' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '無' wù, p. 480; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107; Rouzer 2007; p. 14). For example, 王無罪歲 'Let your Majesty cease to lay the blame on the year' (Mengzi: 1.3/2/9, translation by Legge) -
wú
adverb
not; -less; un-
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 非 (GHDC '无' 7; Guoyu '無' adv 5; Kroll 2015 '無' 3, p. 480) -
wú
conjunction
regardless of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Subordinate conjunction, synonymous with 无论 (CCD '无' 3; FE '無' 3; GHDC '无' 4; Guoyu '無' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '無' 4, p. 480) -
wú
verb
to not have
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 无; appears instead of 無 sometimes in Classical Chinese as a negative copula in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107). -
wú
particle
um
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Particle with no meaning (Guoyu '無' particle) -
wú
proper noun
Wu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (FE '無' 4; Guoyu '無' n) -
wú
adverb
Non-; ; *Prefix denoting negation or absence, e.g. non-regression.
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
wú
prefix
not; non-
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: a-, or: na-, or: ni-, or: vi-, Japanese: mu, or: bu; denotes negation (BCSD '無', p. 752; SH '無', p. 377; Unihan '無') -
mó
phonetic
mo
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Used in 南無 'namo' and other Sanskrit transliterations(FGDB '南無')
Contained in
- 无上道(無上道) supreme path; unsurpassed way
- 因缘果报重重无尽(因緣果報重重無盡) the relationship between causes, conditions, and effects is endless
- 生忍法忍无生忍 您好我好大家好(生忍法忍無生忍 您好我好大家好) Ordinary, Dharma, and Non-Arising Dharmas Tolerance; You, I, and everyone is good.
- 无量光佛(無量光佛) Amitābha Buddha
- 无罣碍天(無罣礙天) Unimpeded Heaven
- 宗门无尽灯论(宗門無盡燈論) The Undying Lamp of Zen
- 唯愿善说无上行(唯願善說無上行) I only wish that you expound the supreme way
- 白伞盖大佛顶王最胜无比大威德金刚无碍大道场陀罗尼念诵法要(白傘蓋大佛頂王最勝無比大威德金剛無礙大道場陀羅尼念誦法要) White Canopy Great Buddha Crown Supreme Attainment Vajra Unobstructed Bohdimandala Dharani Liturgy; Bai Sangai Da Fo Ding Wang Zui Sheng Wubi Da Wei De Jingang Wu'ai Dadao Chang Tuoluoni Niansong Fa Yao
- 生死轮迴,永无休息(生死輪迴,永無休息) the cycle of birth and death never ends
- 昙无竭菩萨(曇無竭菩薩) Dharmodgata bodhisattva
- 不雨花犹落 无风絮自飞(不雨花猶落 無風絮自飛) Flowers will fall even without the rain, Catkins will fly away even without the wind.
- 施无畏者(施無畏者) abhayandada
- 四无所畏经(四無所畏經) Si Wu Suo Wei Jing
- 处处无踪迹 声色外威仪(處處無踪跡 聲色外威儀) Never showing any trace; Always with comportment.
- 佛说五无反复经(佛說五無反復經) Fo Shuo Wu Wu Fanfu Jing
- 无斗国(無鬥國) Ayodhyā
- 无垢光(無垢光) vimalaprabha; pure light
- 观心无常(觀心無常) contemplate the impermanence of the mind
- 福智无比(福智無比) incomparable merit and wisdom
- 辩才无碍(辯才無礙) able to speak eloquently ; supreme eloquence ; unhindered eloquence; able to distinguish subtle points in Buddhist teachings
- 一切有为是无常相(一切有為是無常相) All conditioned things are impermanent.
- 无法可得(無法可得) no Dharma to be obtained
- 三无漏学(三無漏學) the three studies
- 大无畏(大無畏) utterly fearless ; great fearlessness
- 法无别眞如(法無別眞如) the suchnesses of objective indifferentiation
- 观无量寿佛经(觀無量壽佛經) The sūtra on Contemplation of Amitāyus; Guan Wuliangshou jing
- 无染(無染) undefiled
- 天宽地阔平淡裏 山青水绿有无中(天寬地闊平淡裏 山青水綠有無中) Up in the endless sky, over on borderless land, within simple ordinary life; Green mountains, verdant waters, both nothing and everything.
- 三种无自性性(三種無自性性) three kinds of phenomena without their own nature
- 三无自性(三無自性) three phenomena without their own nature
- 无大君长(無大君長) There is no king (great ruler) amongst them.
Also contained in
有恃无恐 、 无字碑 、 绝地无留 、 有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 、 无独有偶 、 无秩序 、 无上 、 无局 、 暗无天日 、 勇而无谋 、 无针注射器 、 出没无常 、 无所不包 、 若无其事 、 索然无味 、 暴露无遗 、 无后 、 无事可做 、 无谗贼妒疾之人 、 毫无疑义
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 839
- Scroll 50 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 835 , has parallel version
- Scroll 51 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 715 , has parallel version
- Scroll 3 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 659
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 595
- Scroll 68 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 568 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 513
- Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 512
- Scroll 419 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 458 , has parallel version
- Scroll 382 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 443 , has parallel version