無 (mou4 | wu2) : not; negative; don't have

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無

mou4

wu2

[1] negative; no; not; none [2] without; destitute of; wanting; [v] lack; have not [3] no matter what (or how); not yet [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

無 / 无

This word has been viewed 35993 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2012 23:37

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無堅不摧 mou4 gin1 bat1 ceoi1 wu2 jian1 bu4 cui1 = no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); all conquering; nothing one can't do

無謂 mou4 wai6 = pointless; no point

無比 mou4 bei2 wu2 bi3 = beyond compare

無力 mou4 lik6 wu2 li4 = powerless

無名 mou4 meng4 wu2 ming2 = nameless, obscure, unknown

無能 mou4 nang4 = incompetent, incapable, clueless; impotent

皆無 gaai1 mou4 = nothing; nix; zilch; nil

無可 mou4 ho2 wu2 ke3 = can't 粵

無牌小販 mou4 paai4 siu2 faan2 wu2 pai2 xiao3 fan4 = unlicensed hawker

平安無事 ping4 on1 mou4 si6 ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 = safe and sound
See all 440 compounds (CantoDict reports 449 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 13 examples containing 無

真係無聊，我唔想玩落去啦！粵
You're being ridiculous, I don't want to mess around any more.
[Lit. really nonsense, I not want play-continue [particle]. 落去 has the meaning of "continue" here and may be suffixed to many verbs.]

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

講就天下無敵，做就無能為力。
[He] talks as if no one in the world could match him, but when he must act, he is completely incapable.

工作做唔晒，如果你要嚟幫，我會無任歡迎。粵
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.

班山賊奸淫擄掠無惡不作
The gang of bandits rapes and pillages, and commits all kinds of atrocities.

佢成日喺度寫埋晒啲無聊嘢﹐我都費事睇。粵
He writes so much nonsense that I don't even bother reading it.

我係無事不登三寶殿
I wouldn't come to you if I hadn't something to ask of you.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

就算你噉做亦都於事無補粵
Even by doing so, you would not help the situation.

因為走投無路而被逼賣兒鬻女
Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.

套戲好無厘頭但夠搞笑。粵
The movie is nonsensical but funny.

可唔可以解釋一下點解妳會無端端被人拉呢？粵
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
[Lit. Can-cannot explain a-little-bit why you would-be for-no-reason by people arrest [particle]?]

一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 無
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