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無謂

無謂

See also: 无谓

Chinese

		-less; not to have; no -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-	speak of
trad. (無謂)		無	謂
simp. (无谓)		无	谓

Adjective

無謂

pointless; idle
講啲無謂嘢 / 讲啲无谓嘢 [Cantonese] ― gong² di¹mou⁴ wai⁶ je⁵ [Jyutping] ― talk about nonsense things

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wúwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ wai⁶
Min Nan (POJ): bô-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: wúwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuwey
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    無味／无味
    無畏／无畏
    無謂／无谓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ wai⁶
  - Yale: mòuh waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ wai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bô-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boiui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɤ¹³⁻²² ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ ui³³/