"無已" meaning in Chinese

See 無已 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: wúyǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ ji⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wúyǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨˊ ㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wúyǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wu²-i³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wú-yǐ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], wuyii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], уи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ui [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mòuh yíh [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ ji⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ yi⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], mju yiX|yiH [Middle-Chinese], /*ma ɢ(r)əʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ma lɯʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang] Forms: 无已
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 無已
  1. (literary) to be endless; to be incessant; to not stop Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-無已-zh-verb-9Z7KEWBt
  2. (literary) to have no other alternatives (but to do something); to have no other choices (but to do something) Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-無已-zh-verb-St6yV~XQ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
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        "(literary) to be endless; to be incessant; to not stop"
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          "ref": " Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE",
          "roman": "Shì móu fēi wú suǒ néng jí yě, wúyǐ, zé yǒu yī yān.",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "是謀非吾所能及也,無已,則有一焉。",
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          "tags": [
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        "to have no other alternatives (but to do something); to have no other choices (but to do something)"
      ],
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          "alternative",
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          "choice",
          "choice"
        ]
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        "(literary) to have no other alternatives (but to do something); to have no other choices (but to do something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ji⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-i³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuyii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh yíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ji⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ yi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mju yiX|yiH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ma ɢ(r)əʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ma lɯʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ma ɢ(r)əʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ma lɯʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無已"
}
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        "to have no other alternatives (but to do something); to have no other choices (but to do something)"
      ],
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        [
          "alternative",
          "alternative"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
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        "(literary) to have no other alternatives (but to do something); to have no other choices (but to do something)"
      ],
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        "literary"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ji⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúyǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-i³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-yǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuyii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "уи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh yíh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ji⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ yi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mju yiX|yiH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ma ɢ(r)əʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ma lɯʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ jiː¹³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ma ɢ(r)əʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ma lɯʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無已"
}

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