"不為" meaning in Chinese

See 不為 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: bùwéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùwéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùwéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-wéi [Mandarin, Yale], buwei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бувэй [Mandarin, Palladius], buvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt wàih [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ wei⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 不為
  1. (literary) to not do Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-不為-zh-verb-APg7XOhw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for 不為 meaning in Chinese (1.8kB)

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      "expansion": "不為",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The way never acts, yet nothing is left undone.",
          "ref": "道常無為而無不為。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "道常无为而无不为。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nDào cháng wúwéi ér wúbùwéi. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not do"
      ],
      "id": "en-不為-zh-verb-APg7XOhw",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to not do"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бувэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不為"
}
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "不為",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The way never acts, yet nothing is left undone.",
          "ref": "道常無為而無不為。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "道常无为而无不为。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nDào cháng wúwéi ér wúbùwéi. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not do"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to not do"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùwéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buwei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бувэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不為"
}

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