無所作為

See also: 无所作为

Chinese

		not have	actually; place; (nominalization prefix)	conduct; deeds; accomplishment conduct; deeds; accomplishment; achievement; success
trad. (無所作為/無所作爲)		無	所	作為/作爲
simp. (无所作为)		无	所	作为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúsuǒzuòwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ so² zok³ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúsuǒzuòwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúsuǒzuòwéi
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-so³-tso⁴-wei²
    • Yale: wú-swǒ-dzwò-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wusuootzuohwei
    • Palladius: усоцзовэй (usoczovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ so² zok³ wai⁴
    • Yale: mòuh só jok wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ so² dzok⁸ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ so² zog³ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

無所作為

1. to attempt nothing and accomplish nothing; to be in a state of inertia