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無義

無義

See also: 无义

Chinese

		-less; not to have; no -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (無義)		無	義
simp. (无义)		无	义

Verb

無義

(literary) to lack morals; to lack a sense of justice or fairness
(of a character or word) to lack meaning; to be meaningless

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無義):

Vietnamese: vô nghĩa ‎(無義)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wúyì

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ji⁶
Min Nan (POJ): bô-gī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wúyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyih
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    無意／无意
    無益／无益
    無義／无义
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ ji⁶
  - Yale: mòuh yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ jiː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-gī
  - Tâi-lô: bô-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'gi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² gi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² gi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɤ¹³⁻²² gi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ gi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ gi³³/