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

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

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

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