無識

Chinese

Etymology 1

		not have	to know; knowledge
trad. (無識)		無	識
simp. (无识)		无	识

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúshí, wúshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄕˊ, ㄨˊ ㄕˋ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mò-sṳt

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúshíh
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-shih²
    • Yale: wú-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushyr
    • Palladius: уши (uši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúshìh
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-shih⁴
    • Yale: wú-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushyh
    • Palladius: уши (uši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 無事 / 无事 無視 / 无视

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mò-sṳt
    • Hakka Romanization System: mo^ˇ siid^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mo² sid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /mo¹¹ sɨt̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: mju syik

Rime
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	武夫切	賞職切
Baxter	mju	syik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨo/	/ɕɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mio/	/ɕɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mio/	/ɕiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆/	/ɕik̚/
Li Rong	/mio/	/ɕiək̚/
Wang Li	/mĭu/	/ɕĭək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯u/	/ɕi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wú	shi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou4	sik1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ma  s-tək/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ma  hljɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wú	shí
Middle Chinese	‹ mju ›	‹ syik ›
Old Chinese	/*ma/	/*s-tək/
English	not have	know
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	13117	17258
Phonetic component	無	戠
Rime group	魚	職
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	無	識
Old Chinese	/*ma/	/*hljɯɡ/

Verb

無識

1. (literary) to have no knowledge; to be ignorant

   • 侗乎其無識，儻乎其怠疑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     侗乎其无识，傥乎其怠疑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Tóng hū qí wúshí, tǎng hū qí dàiyí. [Pinyin]

     I was as a child who has no knowledge; I was extraordinarily slow and hesitating.

   • 易其事，革其謀，使人無識。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     易其事，革其谋，使人无识。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version

     Yì qí shì, gé qí móu, shǐ rén wúshí. [Pinyin]

     By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, he keeps the enemy without definite knowledge.

Derived terms

• 無知無識 / 无知无识 (wúzhīwúshí)

 

Etymology 2

		not have	mark; sign
trad. (無識)		無	識
simp. (无识)		无	识

識／识 (zhì) is a tongjia character of 誌／志 (zhì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wújhìh
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-chih⁴
    • Yale: wú-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wujyh
    • Palladius: учжи (učži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: mju tsyiH

Rime
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	武夫切	職吏切
Baxter	mju	tsyiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨo/	/t͡ɕɨH/
Pan Wuyun	/mio/	/t͡ɕɨH/
Shao Rongfen	/mio/	/t͡ɕieH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆/	/cɨH/
Li Rong	/mio/	/t͡ɕiəH/
Wang Li	/mĭu/	/t͡ɕĭəH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯u/	/t͡ɕiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wú	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou4	zi3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ma  tək-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ma  tjɯɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/3	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wú	zhì
Middle Chinese	‹ mju ›	‹ tsyiH ›
Old Chinese	/*ma/	/*tək-s/
English	not have	remember, commemorate
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	無	識
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	13117	17244
Phonetic component	無	戠
Rime group	魚	代
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	無	志
Old Chinese	/*ma/	/*tjɯɡs/
Notes		戠轉註字

Verb

無識

1. (literary, rare) to have no sign; to have no trace

   • 路曼曼其無端兮，周容容而無識。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     路曼曼其无端兮，周容容而无识。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Lù mànmàn qí wúduān xī, zhōu róngróng ér wúzhì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)