無何有之鄉

See also: 无何有之乡

Chinese

		not have	carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	's; him/her/it; this	country; village
trad. (無何有之鄉)		無	何	有	之	鄉
simp. (无何有之乡)		无	何	有	之	乡

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

今子有大樹，患其無用，何不樹之於無何有之鄉，廣莫之野，彷徨乎無為其側，逍遙乎寢臥其下？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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今子有大树，患其无用，何不树之于无何有之乡，广莫之野，彷徨乎无为其侧，逍遥乎寝卧其下？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Jīn zǐ yǒu dàshù, huàn qí wúyòng, hé bù shù zhī yú wúhéyǒuzhīxiāng, guǎngmò zhī yě, pánghuáng hū wúwéi qí cè, xiāoyáo hū qǐnwò qí xià? [Pinyin]

You, Sir, have a large tree and are troubled because it is of no use - why do you not plant it in a tract where there is nothing else, or in a wide and barren wild? There you might saunter idly by its side, or in the enjoyment of untroubled ease sleep beneath it.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúhéyǒuzhīxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ho⁴ jau⁵ zi¹ hoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúhéyǒuzhīxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúhéyǒujhihsiang
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-ho²-yu³-chih¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: wú-hé-yǒu-jr̄-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuheryeoujyshiang
    • Palladius: ухэючжисян (uxɛjučžisjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ xɤ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ ho⁴ jau⁵ zi¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: mòuh hòh yáuh jī hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ho⁴ jau⁵ dzi¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ho⁴ yeo⁵ ji¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ hɔː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

無何有之鄉

1. a land of nothingness

Noun

無何有之鄉

1. utopia

Synonyms

• 烏托邦／乌托邦 (wūtuōbāng)
• 理想鄉／理想乡 (lǐxiǎngxiāng)

Descendants

• → Japanese: 無何有の郷 (mukau no sato) (calque)