"碌碌無為" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/, /lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: lùlùwúwéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lùlùwúwéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], lùlùwúwéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lu⁴-lu⁴-wu²-wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lù-lù-wú-wéi [Mandarin, Yale], luhluhwuwei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], лулуувэй [Mandarin, Palladius], luluuvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], lūk lūk mòuh wàih [Cantonese, Yale], luk⁷ luk⁷ mou⁴ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lug¹ lug¹ mou⁴ wei⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 碌碌无为
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 碌碌無為
  1. seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-碌碌無為-zh-phrase-pLmrDhf5 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "glosses": [
        "seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance"
      ],
      "id": "en-碌碌無為-zh-phrase-pLmrDhf5",
      "links": [
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          "seemingly",
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        ],
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          "always",
          "always"
        ],
        [
          "on the run",
          "on the run"
        ],
        [
          "actually",
          "actually"
        ],
        [
          "achieving",
          "achieving"
        ],
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
        [
          "humdrum",
          "humdrum"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "plodding",
          "plodding"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "accomplishing",
          "accomplishing"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "significance",
          "significance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lu⁴-lu⁴-wu²-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lù-lù-wú-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhluhwuwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лулуувэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luluuvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lūk lūk mòuh wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luk⁷ luk⁷ mou⁴ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lug¹ lug¹ mou⁴ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "碌碌無為"
}
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    {
      "form": "碌碌无为",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
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        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance"
      ],
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          "seemingly",
          "seemingly"
        ],
        [
          "always",
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        ],
        [
          "on the run",
          "on the run"
        ],
        [
          "actually",
          "actually"
        ],
        [
          "achieving",
          "achieving"
        ],
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
        [
          "humdrum",
          "humdrum"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "plodding",
          "plodding"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ],
        [
          "accomplishing",
          "accomplishing"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "significance",
          "significance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lùlùwúwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lu⁴-lu⁴-wu²-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lù-lù-wú-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luhluhwuwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лулуувэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luluuvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lūk lūk mòuh wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "luk⁷ luk⁷ mou⁴ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lug¹ lug¹ mou⁴ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "碌碌無為"
}
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