無以

Chinese

		not have	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
trad. (無以)		無	以
simp. (无以)		无	以

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúyǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúyǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúyǐ
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-i³
    • Yale: wú-yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyii
    • Palladius: уи (ui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

無以

1. (literary) cannot

   Synonyms: 無法 / 无法 (wúfǎ), 難以 / 难以 (nányǐ)

   • 子曰：「不知命，無以為君子也。不知禮，無以立也。不知言，無以知人也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「不知命，无以为君子也。不知礼，无以立也。不知言，无以知人也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

     Zǐyuē: “Bùzhī mìng, wúyǐ wéi jūnzǐ yě. Bùzhī lǐ, wúyǐ lì yě. Bùzhī yán, wúyǐ zhī rén yě.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man. Without an acquaintance with the rules of Propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."

Derived terms

• 無以名之 / 无以名之
• 無以塞責 / 无以塞责
• 無以復加 / 无以复加 (wúyǐfùjiā)
• 無以為敬 / 无以为敬
• 無以為生 / 无以为生
• 無以為繼 / 无以为继 (wúyǐwéijì)
• 無以自容 / 无以自容