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[1] negative; no; not; none [2] without; destitute of; wanting; [v] lack; have not [3] no matter what (or how); not yet [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: 火 (#86)
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無堅不摧 mou4 gin1 bat1 ceoi1 = no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); all conquering; nothing one can't do 無謂 mou4 wai6 = pointless; no point 無比 mou4 bei2 = beyond compare 無力 mou4 lik6 = powerless 無名 mou4 meng4 = nameless, obscure, unknown 無能 mou4 nang4 = incompetent, incapable, clueless; impotent 皆無 gaai1 mou4 = nothing; nix; zilch; nil 無可 mou4 ho2 = can't 粵 無牌小販 mou4 paai4 siu2 faan2 = unlicensed hawker 平安無事 ping4 on1 mou4 si6 = safe and sound 語無倫次 jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3 = to utter nonsense 無所謂 mou4*2 so2 wai6 = inconsequential; don't care 古井無波 gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 = loss of sexual desire 無花果 mou4 faa1 gwo2 = fig 無辜 mou4 gu1 = innocent 無限 mou4 haan6 = limitless; infinite 無論 mou4 leon6 = regardless of; no matter 無端端 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 = for no reason / suddenly 粵 無骨氣 mou4 gwat1 hei3 = spineless; weak-willed; meek | [國] : 沒有骨氣 |[粵] : 冇骨氣 與你無關 jyu5 nei5 mou4 gwaan1 = none of your business 國 無敵 mou4 dik6 = invincible 無情義 mou4 cing4 ji6 = ruthless; cruel 無啦啦 mou4 laa1 laa1 = suddenly; without reason 粵 無嗱嗱 mou4 naa1 naa1 = suddenly; without reason 粵 無聊 mou4 liu4 = boring; nonsense 無知 mou4 zi1 = ignorance 無知覺 mou4 zi1 gok3 = senseless 無疑 mou4 ji4 = undoubtedly; no doubt 無論如何 mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 = no matter how 無非 mou4 fei1 = only; but 無能為力 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6 = powerless; impotent 無關 mou4 gwaan1 = no relationship with 無關緊要 mou4 gwaan1 gan2 jiu3 = insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent 無限制 mou4 haan6 zai3 = no restrictions; limitless 無限期 mou4 haan6 kei4 = no time limit; indefinite duration 無線電 mou4 sin3 din6 = wireless 無線 mou4 sin3 = wireless 無話可說 mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 = faultless; flawless; above criticism 無法 mou4 faat3 = unable; incapable 無意 mou4 ji3 = accidental; inadvertent 無線網絡 mou4 sin3 mong5 lok3 = wireless LAN; WiFi 天下無敵 tin1 haa6 mou4 dik6 = invincible 無釐頭 mou4 lei4 tau4 = nonsensical; illogical 粵 有口無心 jau5 hau2 mou4 sam1 = to speak with venom but without ill-intent 瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 = Nothing is perfect 無處 mou4 cyu3 = nowhere 無窮 mou4 kung4 = endless 無產階級 mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1 = proletariat (as opposed to the property owning class) 無理 mou4 lei5 = unreasonable; irrational 無數 mou4 sou3 = countless; innumerable 無效 mou4 haau6 = in vain 無所作為 mou4 so2 zok3 wai4 = (saying) coasting; without drive, ambition or initiative 無情無義 mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 = (saying) without emotion nor sense of justice 無情 mou4 cing4 = heartless; ruthless; pitiless 無恥 mou4 ci2 = shameless; unembarrassed; thick-skinned 無微不至 mou4 mei4 bat1 zi3 = (saying) very carefully and meticulously 無從 mou4 cung4 = to not have the means nor the ability 無可奉告 mou4 ho2 fung6 gou3 = no comment 無可奈何 mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 = (saying) have no alternative; have no way out; have Hobson's choice 無償 mou4 soeng4 = free; with no obligation; with no strings attached 大無畏 daai6 mou4 wai3 = absolutely fearless 大公無私 daai6 gung1 mou4 si1 = selfless; impartial; just; fair; unselfish 無條件投降 mou4 tiu4 gin6*2 tau4 hong4 = unconditional surrender 無形 mou4 jing4 = invisible 無神論 mou4 san4 leon6 = atheism 無政府主義 mou4 zing3 fu2 zyu2 ji6 = anarchism 無邪 mou4 ce4 = innocence, naivete; without guilt 無盡 mou4 zeon6 = inexhaustible 無神論者 mou4 san4 leon6 ze2 = [1] antitheist, [2] atheist, [3] skeptic 無端 mou4 dyun1 = for no reason 若無其事 joek6 mou4 kei4 si6 = calmly, nonchalance 毫無 hou4 mou4 = not have any at all 欲救無從 juk6 gau3 mou4 cung4 = unable to help 忍無可忍 jan2 mou4 ho2 jan2 = beyond endurance; cannot bear for any time 無奈 mou4 noi6 = resign oneself to; cannot help but; but 無幾 mou4 gei2 = very few; very little 無止境 mou4 zi2 ging2 = have no limits; know no end; know no measure 無痛 mou4 tung3 = anodynia; aponia; indolence 無補 mou4 bou2 = of no help; of no use 無事 mou4 si6 = have nothing to do 無理取鬧 mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6 = unreasonably troublesome 無理由 mou4*5 lei5 jau4 = without reason 無明火 mou4 ming4 fo2 = flames of anger 無花菓 mou4 faa1 gwo2 = fig 南無 naa1 mou4/mo4 = I call upon; I take refuge in 無可否認 mou4 ho2 fau2 jing6 = incontestable; undeniable; admitted 無稽 mou4 kai1 = unfounded; absurd; fantastic; wild; groundless 時間無多 si4 gaan1*3 mou4 do1 = time is running out 無腰骨 mou4 jiu1 gwat1 = spineless 無家教 mou4*5 gaa1 gaau3 = ill-bred 無主孤魂 mou4 zyu2 gu1 wan4 = without a lord or master; lonely soul 無上裝 mou4 soeng6 zong1 = topless (of clothing, a state of a woman's attire) 此無他 ci2 mou4 taa1 = no other cause but 無所事事 mou4 so2 si6 si6 = to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away 無問題 mou4 man6 tai4 = no problem 無明火起 mou4 ming4 fo2 hei2 = fly into a rage 無所不知 mou4 so2 bat1 zi1 = pansophism, pansophy, all-knowing 全無是處 cyun4 mou4 si6 cyu3 = absolutely without merit, totally wrong 一無是處 jat1 mou4 si6 cyu3 = rubbish; without a single redeeming feature; devoid of any merit 無鉛汽油 mou4 jyun4 hei3 jau4 = unleaded gasoline 有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 jau5 si6 zung1 mou4 jim6 mou4 si6 haa6 jing4 ceon1 = come to me only when you need help in times of trouble 一望無際 jat1 mong6 mou4 zai3 = as far as the eye can see (lit: look afar no bound) 不學無術 bat1 hok6 mou4 seot6 = have neither learning nor skill; be ignorant and incompetent 國 不無小補 bat1 mou4 siu2 bou2 = not be without some advantage; be of some help 國 無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death 無肩帶 mou4 gin1 daai3 = strapless 無賴 mou4 laai6*2 = a scoundrel 慘無人道 caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6 = brutal; inhuman 無厘頭 mou4 lei4 tau4 = illogical; nonsensical; pointless 粵 無無聊聊 mou4 mou4 liu4 liu4 = being idle 毫無疑問 hou4 mou4 ji4 man6 = certainty; without a doubt 冷酷無情 laang5 huk6 mou4 cing4 = cold-hearted; hardened 無生命 mou4 sang1 ming6 = lifeless; still; inert 無情雞 mou4 cing4 gai1 = "heartless chicken"; a "pink slip" 無黨派 mou4 dong2 paai3 = politically unaffiliated; independent (candidate) 無針注射器 mou4 zam1 zyu3 se6 hei3 = jet injector 無連接 mou4 lin4 zip3 = connectionless 無軌 mou4 gwai2 = trackless 無論何處 mou4 leon6 ho4 cyu3 = anywhere; wherever 無論何時 mou4 leon6 ho4 si4 = whenever 無論何人 mou4 leon6 ho4 jan4 = whoever 無論何事 mou4 leon6 ho4 si6 = anything; whatever 無視 mou4 si6 = ignore; disregard 無線電波 mou4 sin3 din6 bo1 = radio waves; wireless electric wave 無禮 mou4 lai5 = rude; rudely 無益 mou4 jik1 = no good; not good for; not beneficial 無用 mou4 jung6 = useless; worthless 無照經營 mou4 ziu3 ging1 jing4 = unlicensed business activity 無法無天 mou4 faat3 mou4 tin1 = outlaw 無法忍受 mou4 faat3 jan2 sau6 = intolerable 無法形容 mou4 faat3 jing4 jung4 = unspeakable; indescribable 無所不賣 mou4 so2 bat1 maai6 = to sell anything; to sell everything 無所不能 mou4 so2 bat1 nang4 = omnipotent 無所不在 mou4 so2 bat1 zoi6 = omnipresent 無常 mou4 soeng4 = variable; changeable; fickle; to pass away; to die; impermanence 無尾猿 mou4 mei5 jyun4 = ape 無家可歸 mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1 = homeless 無助 mou4 zo6 = helpless 無價之寶 mou4 gaa3 zi1 bou2 = priceless treasure 無價 mou4 gaa3 = invaluable; priceless 無人駕駛 mou4 jan4 gaa3 sai2 = unmanned; unpiloted 無人 mou4 jan4 = unmanned; uninhabited 暗無天日 am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 = complete darkness; total absence of justice 完美無缺 jyun4 mei5 mou4 kyut3 = perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired 一事無成 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = completely without success 變化無常 bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 = [adj] capricious, changeable 有害無益 jau5 hoi6 mou4 jik1 = not helpful but harmful; to do harm rather than good 無形出口 mou4 jing4 ceot1 hau2 = invisible exports 無名英雄 mou4 meng4 jing1 hung4 = unsung heroes 無煙 mou4 jin1 = smoke-free 無私 mou4 si1 = to be selfless with no personal motives 無言 mou4 jin4 = reticence, muteness 無線電台 mou4 sin3 din6 toi4 = a radio station 無線電話 mou4 sin3 din6 waa6*2 = a radio telephone 無線上網 mou4 sin3 soeng5 mong5 = log on to the Internet without cables, wireless Internet 巨無霸 geoi6 mou4 baa3 = Big Mac 無脊椎 mou4 zek3 zeoi1 = invertebrate 別無 bit6 mou4 = have no other (choice, alternative, etc) 不無道理 bat1 mou4 dou6 lei5 = make sense 國 無不 mou4 bat1 = all without exception; invariably 國 無處不在 mou4 cyu3 bat1 zoi6 = everywhere 國 無可無不可 mou4 ho2 mou4 bat1 ho2 = not care one way or another 國 無人不會 mou4 jan4 bat1 wui5 = everyone knows how 國 無人不曉 mou4 jan4 bat1 hiu2 = everyone knows 國 無人不知 mou4 jan4 bat1 zi1 = everyone knows 國 無所不包 mou4 so2 bat1 baau1 = all-embracing; all-encompassing 國 無所不會 mou4 so2 bat1 wui5 = knowledgeable and able 國 軟弱無能 jyun5 joek6 mou4 nang4 = weak and incompetent (common formation) 無核武器國家 mou4 hat6 mou5 hei3 gwok3 gaa1 = non-nuclear country (common formation) 無線電報 mou4 sin3 din6 bou3 = aerogram; aerogramme; marconi; marconigram; radiotelegram; radiotelegraph; radiotelegraphy (common formation) 無煙火藥 mou4 jin1 fo2 joek6 = smokeless gunpowder; ballistite (common formation) 互通有無 wu6 tung1 jau5 mou4 = each supplies what the other needs; help supply each other's needs 出沒無常 ceot1 mut6 mou4 soeng4 = appear and disappear irregularly 別無他法 bit6 mou4 taa1 faat3 = no other choice 別無分店 bit6 mou4 fan1 dim3 = have a style of one's own 反覆無常 faan2 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 = changeable; fickle; capricious 可有可無 ho2 jau5 ho2 mou4 = not essential; not indispensable 目無組織 muk6 mou4 zou2 zik1 = disregard organizational discipline; defy the leadership of one's organization 無膽匪類 mou4 daam2 fei2 leoi6 = chicken; gutless 奇妙無比 kei4 miu6 mou4 bei2 = wonderful; intriguing 上天無路 soeng5 tin1 mou4 lou6 = unable to escape (lit., "there is no road to go to heaven") 師出無名 si1 ceot1 mou4 meng4 = dispatch troops without just cause 事無巨細 si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3 = all affairs big or small 水火無情 seoi2 fo2 mou4 cing4 = floods and fires have no mercy for anybody (lit., "fire and water have no feelings") 四肢無力 sei3 zi1 mou4 lik6 = tiring arms and legs 無伴奏合唱 mou4 bun6 zau3 hap6 coeng3 = a cappella; acappella 無黨派人士 mou4 dong2 paai3 jan4 si6 = a public figure without party affiliation; non-party personage 無方 mou4 fong1 = not in the proper way; in the wrong way; not knowing how 無干 mou4 gon1 = have nothing to do with 無關大局 mou4 gwaan1 daai6 guk6 = do not matter much 無關大體 mou4 gwaan1 daai6 tai2 = of no importance 無軌電車 mou4 gwai2 din6 ce1 = trackless trolley; trolley bus 無國籍 mou4 gwok3 zik6 = [diplomacy] stateless 無拘束 mou4 keoi1 cuk1 = unrestrained; unconstrained 無可爭辯 mou4 ho2 zang1 bin6 = indisputable; irrefutable 無聊之至 mou4 liu4 zi1 zi3 = utterly boring 無窮小 mou4 kung4 siu2 = infinitesimal 無生物 mou4 sang1 mat6 = inanimate object; nonliving matter 無所畏懼 mou4 so2 wai3 geoi6 = fearless; dauntless; undaunted 無所用心 mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 = not give serious thought to anything 無條件 mou4 tiu4 gin6*2 = unconditional; without precondition 無心 mou4 sam1 = not be in the mood for; no intentionally; unwittingly; inadvertently 無原則 mou4 jyun4 zak1 = unprincipled 一無所有 jat1 mou4 so2 jau5 = not own a thing in the world; not have a thing to one's name; penniless 學無止境 hok6 mou4 zi2 ging2 = knowledge is infinite; there is no limit to knowledge 想去無幾 soeng2 heoi3 mou4 gei2 = not far away from 愚昧無知 jyu4 mui6 mou4 zi1 = ignorant 有意無意 jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3 = with or without intention 無拘無束 mou4 keoi1 mou4 cuk1 = unrestrained; uninhibited 鐵面無私 tit3 min6 mou4 si1 = impartial; incorruptible 無胃口 mou4 wai6 hau2 = no appetite 無分遠近 mou4 fan1 jyun5 kan5 = no distance 無可避免 mou4 ho2 bei6 min5 = unavoidable 坐這山望那山一事無成 zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything. 國 無論點 mou4 leon6 dim2 = regardless 粵 別來無恙 bit4 loi4 mou4 joeng6 = everything is all right 煲無米粥 bou1 mou4 mai5 zuk1 = to waste time planning sth; discuss something that will amount to nothing 亂講無為 lyun6 gong2 mou4 wai4 = talk rubbish; talk nonsense 毫無用處 hou4 mou4 jung6 cyu3 = useless (common formation) 無線電傳呼機 mou4 sin3 din6 cyun4 fu1 gei1 = radio pager (common formation) 細蝦大,無所謂,大蝦細,無智慧 sai3 haa1 daai6, mou4 so2 wai6, daai6 haa1 sai3, mou4 zi3 wai6 = when children bully adults it does not matter, adults bully children then it's not wise 粵 毫無察覺 hou4 mou4 caat3 gok3 = without even the slightest detection (common formation) 落花有意,流水無情 lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3, lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4 = unrequited love 無無端端 mou4 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 = pointlessly; without explanation (also "無端端") 失驚無神 sat1 geng1 mou4 san4 = unexpectedly, suddenly 甚至無 sam6 zi3 mou4 = even; to the point of; to the extent of 戰無不勝 zin3 mou4 bat1 sing3 = invincible; never lose a battle; all-conquering 無須 mou4 seoi1 = not necessary, need not to 攻無不克 gung1 mou4 bat1 hak1 = all-conquering; invincible 無論點都好 mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 hou2 = no matter what 無穿無爛 mou4 cyun1 mou4 laan6 = still in good condition 粵 對面春光無限好 deoi3 min6 ceon1 gwong1 mou4 haan6 hou2 = the view on the opposite side is very beautiful (girls) 對面風光無限好 deoi3 min6 fung1 gwong1 mou4 haan6 hou2 = the view on the opposite side is very beautiful 大事化小,小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 = making a big problem into a small problem 無敵是最寂寞 mou4 dik6 si6 zeoi3 zik6 mok6 = no competitors makes you feel lonely 有備無患 jau5 bei6 mou4 waan6 = to prepare something for something unpredictable 無意義 mou4 ji3 ji6 = meaningless; nonsense; make no sense, doesn't make sense 人無千日好,花無百日紅 jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4 = treasure what you have, since it cannot be good forever 無意中 mou4 ji3 zung1 = unintentionally 天下無難事 tin1 haa6 mou4 naan4 si6 = nothing is impossible 無事生非 mou4 si6 saang1 fei1 = to be deliberately provocative; much ado about nothing 無名指 mou4 meng4 zi2 = ring finger 無名氏 mou4 meng4 si6 = an anonymous person 無憂無慮 mou4 jau1 mou4 leoi6 = without worries 年少無知 nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 = young and ignorant 言而無信 jin4 ji4 mou4 seon3 = cannot trust what one says 天衣無縫 tin1 ji1 mou4 fung4 = a seamless heavenly robe (no seams = flawless) 無罪 mou4 zeoi6 = innocent; not guilty 杳無音信 miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3 = have not been heard of since 杳無人跡 miu5 mou4 jan4 zik1 = uninhabited; untrodden 無任 mou4 jam6 = very; extremely; immensely 無根無蔃 mou4 gan1 mou4 koeng2 = without roots; not rooted 粵 略識之無 loek6 sik1 zi1 mou4 = semi-literate 無時無刻 mou4 si4 mou4 hak1 = at any time 無情情 mou4 cing4 cing4 = unprovoked; for no reason at all 粵 無神神 mou4 san4 san4 = unprovoked; for no reason at all 粵 此地無銀三百兩 ci2 dei6 mou4 ngan4 saam1 baak3 loeng2 = trying to hide something valuable but all you end up doing is telling everyone where the treasure is 無可替代 mou4 ho2 tai3 doi6 = cannot be replaced; irreplaceable 無厘頭尻 mou4 lei4 tau4 haau1 = meaningless comments, irrelevant nonsensical talk 粵 無端白事 mou4 dyun1 baak6 si6 = for no reason at all 粵 踏破鐵鞋無覓處 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 = to painstakingly exhaust all one's energy and effort in order to find sth. 無鹽 mou4 jim4 = saltless 身無分文 san1 mou4 fan1 man4 = not to have a single penny left on; penniless 虎父無犬子 fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2 = like father like son (lit., "a papa tiger does not have a puppy for a son") 無利可圖 mou4 lei6 ho2 tou4 = unprofitable 無故 mou4 gu3 = without cause or reason 拚死無大害 pun2 sei2 mou4 daai6 hoi6 = fearless, ready for any sacrifice 粵 於事無補 jyu1 si6 mou4 bou2 = does not help the situation 無喇喇 mou4 laa1 laa1 = unprovoked, for no reason at all 粵 獨一無二 duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 = unique; unparalleled; unmatched 強將手下無弱兵 koeng4 zoeng3 sau2 haa6 mou4 joek6 bing1 = there are no poor soldiers under a good general 虛無 heoi1 mou4 = nothingness 義無反顧 ji6 mou4 faan2 gu3 = honour permits no turning back; be duty-bound not to turn back 無光 mou4 gwong1 = mat, matte, not glossy 無從入手 mou4 cung4 jap6 sau2 = don't know where to start 無濟於事 mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6 = not helpful, to no avail, unhelpful 如無意外 jyu4 mou4 ji3 ngoi6 = if nothing unexpected happens 無事不登三寶殿 mou4 si6 bat1 dang1 saam1 bou2 din6 = visiting with a need of getting assistance or help 無窮無盡 mou4 kung4 mou4 jeun6 = inexhaustible; unlimited 有驚無險 yau5 ging1 mou4 him2 = terrifying but without harm; threatening but not dangerous 無飯夫妻 mou4 faan6 fu1 cai1 = a couple, where both partners cannot cook well 粵 無情白事 mou4 cing4 baak6 si6 = for no apparent reason 粵 平白無故 ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 = for no obvious reason; for no reason at all 國 百利無一害 baak3 lei6 mou4 jat1 hoi6 = only benefits with no harm 無精打采 mou4 zing1 daa2 coi2 = drained of energy; pooped; lackadaisical; listless; indifferent; limp; 無殼蝸牛 mou4 hok3 wo1 ngau4 = homeless 大事化小,小事化無 daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4 = make big problems into small problems, and small problems into no problems 放無薪假 fong3 mou4 san1 gaa3 = take leave from work without pay; work furlough 無補於事 mou4 bou2 jyu1 si6 = useless; to no avail; futile 無稽之談 mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4 = sheer nonsense; absurdity; outlandish; unfounded statement 舉目無親 geoi2 muk6 mou4 can1 = be a stranger in a foreign land; be without friends or family; have nobody to turn to 舉世無雙 geoi2 sai3 mou4 soeng1 = matchless; peerless; unrivalled 無功都有勞 mou4 gung1 dou1 jau5 lou4 = although there aren't any results or achievements, yet one still put a lot of work into sth. 無車日 mou4 ce1 jat6 = car-free day 窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親 kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1 = No money no friends 安然無恙 on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 = safe and sound 無可厚非 mou4 ho2 hau5 fei1 = be not altogether inexcusable;give no cause for much criticism 無惡不作 mou4 ok3 bat1 zok3 = to stop at nothing when it comes to evil; to be cabable of any evil deed 目無法紀 muk6 mou4 faat3 gei2 = lawless; to disregard the law 無心裝載 mou4 sam1 zong1 zoi3 = absentminded; inattentive; unable to absorb information 粵 食無情雞 sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1 = to get fired; to have received a pink slip; to receive marching orders 粵 無風三尺浪 mou4 fung1 saam1 cek3 long6 = there's no waves but a three foot high wave appears out of nowhere; for sth. to happen suddenly and without any forewarning 福無重至,禍不單行 fuk1 mou4 cung4 zi3,wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 = good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly 無緣無故 mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3 = for no reason 寥寥無幾 liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 = very few; not too many 無知婦孺 mou4 zi1 fu5 jyu4 = ignorant people 童叟無欺 tung4 sau2 mou4 hei1 = to be honest to everyone; to be honest to the children and the elderly 不識之無 bat1 sik1 zi1 mou4 = totally illiterate; uneducated 無異乎 mou6 ji6 fu4 = no different than 癲到無倫 din1 dou3 mou4 leon4 = absolutely crazy; totally nuts 粵 無庸贅述 mou4 jung4 zeoi6 seot6 = there's no need to elaborate; there's no needs to elaborate on unnecessary details 無一倖免 mou4 jat1 hang6 min5 = no one is spared 無期徒刑 mou4 kei4 tou4 jing4 = life imprisonment 啞口無言 aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4 = to be speechless 萬壽無疆 maan6 sau6 mou4 goeng1 = (used to be said to emperors) to be immortal; of one's years to be boundless 啞佬相見,默默無言 aa2 lou2 soeng1 gin3 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4 = when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other 粵 默默無言 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4 = speechless; say nothing; silent; not utter a word 默默無聞 mak6 mak6 mou4 man4 = be completely unknown or unrecognized to the public; to have no reputation; to live in obscurity 啞仔申冤,無話可說 aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 = when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself 粵 身無長物 san1 mou4 zoeng6 mat6 = have only the bare daily necessities 曠世無匹 kong3 sai3 mou4 pat1 = unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation 血本無歸 hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 = receive nothing in for one's hard-earned savings or investments; to lose one's life savings due to bankruptcy etc. 人無生活計,枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵 無得彈 mou5 dak1 taan4 = perfect 粵 南無佬 naam4 mou4 lou2 = Taoist priest 粵 無言以對 mou4 jin4 ji5 deoi3 = speechless; unable to reply to; unable to respond to 遙遙無期 jiu4 jiu4 mou4 kei4 = in the distant future 無違 mou4 wai4 = not conflict with 無憑無據 mou4 pang4 mou4 geoi3 = groundless; without evidence 無地自容 mou4 dei6 zi6 jung4 = have nowhere to hide oneself; deeply shamed 橫行無忌 waang4 hang4 mou4 gei6 = run wild with no scruples; do whatever one wants 世事無常 sai3 si6 mou4 soeng4 = the affairs of this world are unpredictable 一無所缺 jat1 mou4 so2 kyut3 = lack nothing 貪得無厭 taam1 dak1 mou4 jim3 = have insatiable greed 無暇 mou4 haa6 = no free time; no time 合作無間 haap6 zok3 mou4 gaan3 = excellent collaboration; work together very well 年幼無知 nin4 jau3 mou4 zi1 = young and ignorant 當之無愧 dong1 zi1 mou4 kwai5 = fully deserve; be completely worthy of 有教無類 jau5 gaau3 mou4 leoi6 = education should be for everybody; there should be no class distinction in education 防人之心不可無 fong4 jan4 zi1 sam1 bat1 ho2 mou4 = people should always be on guard against those set on harming them 萬無一失 maan6 mou4 jat1 sat1 = 100% sure; completely safe 有心無力 jau5 sam1 mou4 lik6 = have the heart to do sth. but lack the strength or ability 無心之失 mou4 sam1 zi1 sat1 = a mishap; a unintentional mistake 孤立無援 gu1 laap6 mou4 wun4 = isolated and helpless 蓋世無雙 koi3 sai3 mou4 soeng1 = matchless; peerless; unrivaled 無邊 mou4 bin1 = limitless; infinite 無伴奏 mou4 bun6 zau3 = a capella 喊都無謂 haam3 dou1 mou4 wai6 = crying over spilt milk 粵 厚顏無恥 hau5 ngaan4 mou4 ci2 = shameless 無動於衷 mou4 dung6 jyu1 zung1 = aloof, indifferent, unconcerned 口講無凴 hau2 gong2 mou4 pang4 = oral expressions can not be taken as evidence 無良 mou4 loeng4 = heartless; immoral 無需 mou4 seoi1 = no need of 前無古人 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 = to have no predecessor; be historically unprecedented 有始無終 jau5 ci2 mou4 zung1 = start sth. but fail to finish; have a beginning but no end 昏庸無能 fan1 jung4 mou4 nang4 = fatuous and incompetent 有氣無力 jau5 hei3 mou4 lik6 = weakly and without strength; dispirited 口無遮攔 hau2 mou4 ze1 laan4 = to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe 無礙 mou4 ngoi6 = unimpeded; unhindered; unobstructed; unfettered; unhampered 無人機 mou4 jan4 gei1 = drone (unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance) 無風不起浪 mou4 fung1 bat1 hei2 long6 = no smoke without fire 無功而返 mou4 gung1 ji4 faan2 = return without success 無事忙 mou4 si6 mong4 = much ado about nothing 殺無赦 saat3 mou4 se3 = take no prisoners 有眼無珠 jau5 ngaan5 mou4 zyu1 = blind to sth obvious 無的放矢 mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2 = shooting arrows without a target 性無能 sing3 mou4 nang4 = inability to indulge in sexual activities 無政府狀態 mou4 zing3 fu2 zong6 taai3 = anarchy 上品無寒門下品無世族 soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6 = the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy 有意無意之間 jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3 zi1 gaan1 = "between intentional and unintentional" 無線網路 mou4 sin3 mong5 lou6 = wireless LAN; WiFi 百無聊賴 baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6 = utterly bored 無所不曉 mou4 so2 bat1 hiu2 = pansophism 國 爆炸的無效彈 baau3 zaa3 dik1 mou4 haau6 daan6*2 = flare dud 國 (common formation) 無機化學 mou4 gei1 faa3 hok6 = inorganic chemistry 無線寬帶 mou4 sin3 fun1 daai3 = wireless broadband 無線寬頻 mou4 sin3 fun1 pan4 = wireless broadband 無錫 mou4 sek3 = Wuxi, Zhejiang, China 無價珍珠 mou4 gaa3 zan1 zyu1 = Pearl of Great Price 無核區 mou4 hat6 keoi1 = nuclear weapon-free zone 無煙煤 mou4 jin1 mui4 = anthracite coal (lit., "smokeless coal"); Kilkenny coal 無機 mou4 gei1 = inorganic (chemistry) 無意識 mou4 ji3 sik1 = unconsciously 無性生殖 mou4 sing3 sang1 zik6 = [bio.] asexual reproduction 無液氣壓計 mou4 jik6 hei3 aat3 gai3 = [meteorology] aneroid barometer 無脊椎動物 mou4 zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 = [bio.] invertebrate 無花植物 mou4 faa1 zik6 mat6 = [botany] non-flowering plant 變化無常的 bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 dik1 = [adj] fluxible 國 無線應用通訊協定 mou4 sin3 jing3 jung6 tung1 seon3 hip3 ding6 = WAP (wireless application protocol) 天無絕人之路 tin1 mou4 zyut6 jan4 zi1 lou6 = Heaven never leaves a man absolutely no way out 無線電視翡翠台 mou4 sin3 din6 si6 fei2 ceoi3 toi4 = Jade Channel 無線電視明珠台 mou4 sin3 din6 si6 ming4 zyu1 toi4 = Pearl Channel 無線電視台 mou4 sin3 din6 si6 toi4 = TVB, Hong Kong TV Channel 無可置疑 mou4 ho2 zi3 ji4 = beyond doubt 無師自通 mou4 si1 zi6 tung1 = self-taught 濫殺無辜 laam6 saat3 mou4 gu1 = to kill innocent people at random 無重力 mou4 cung5 lik6 = agravic (lit., "without gravity") (common formation) 無水 mou4 seoi2 = [chem.] anhydrous (lit., "not having water") 無線應用協議 mou4 sin3 jing3 jung6 hip3 ji5 = WAP (wireless application protocol) 三無企業 saam1 mou4 kei5 jip6 = the three "no" enterprises (no capital, no plant, and no administrative structure) 無間道 mou4 gaan1*3 dou6 = Infernal Affairs (movie); an undercover cop 一覽無遺 jat1 laam5 mou4 wai4 = in full view 功德無量 gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng4 = Thank you for your donation 無所適從 mou4 so2 sik1 cung4 = to not know what course to take 雜亂無章 zaap6 lyun6 mou4 zoeng1 = disorderly and chaotic; in a state of confusion 鐵拳無敵孫中山 tit3 kyun4 mou4 dik6 syun1 zung1 saan1 = Iron Fist Invincible Sun Yat-sen 絲毫無損 si1 hou4 mou4 syun2 = emerged wholly unscathed 手無寸鐵 sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3 = defenseless 無極 mou4 gik6 = ultimateless, limitless 百無禁忌 baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6 = observe no taboos 束手無策 cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3 = to have one's hands tied; planless; helpless 無計可施 mou4 gai3 ho2 si1 = to have no plan or strategy to implement 無怪乎 mou4 gwaai3 fu4 = it's no wonder 粵 無所遁形 mou4 so2 deon6 jing4 = have no place hide or flee 體無完膚 tai2 mou4 jyun4 fu1 = covered with cuts and bruises 有緣無份 jau5 jyun4 mou4 fan6 = predestined to meet but fated to separate 無獨有偶 mou4 duk6 jau5 ngau5 = to not be unique; not to be one of a kind; to have a parallel 絕無僅有 zyut6 mou4 gan2 yau5 = one of a kind; unique 碩大無朋 sek6 daai6 mou4 pang4 = gigantic; huge; enormous 無出其右 mou4 ceot1 kei4 jau6 = matchless; unequalled; unrivaled 高枕無憂 gou1 zam2 mou4 jau1 = fall asleep without any worries; sleep well because all is at peace 童言無忌 tung4 jin4 mou4 gei6 = Children are naive, so they will not avoid any taboo when speaking. 無遠弗屆 mou4 jyun5 fat1 gaai3 = limitless; there's no place that cannot be reached; capable of reaching anywhere; far-reaching 誅求無饜 zyu1 kau4 mou4 jim6 = be insatiably avaricious; demand greedily 誅求無已 zyu1 kau4 mou4 ji5 = make endless excessive demands 踏破鐵鞋無覓處,得來全不費功夫 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3, dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1 = find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere 無所不盡其極 mou4 so2 bat1 zeon6 kei4 gik6 = stop at nothing; resort to extreme measures; pursue everything to it's end 天涯何處無芳草 tin1 ngaai4 ho4 cyu3 mou4 fong1 cou2 = there are tons of potential mates in the world; there are plenty of fish in the sea; 裒斂無厭 pau4 lim5 mou4 jim3 = be insatiably rapacious in fleecing the people of their wealth 苦海無邊,回頭是岸 fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 = repentance is salvation 闃然無聲 gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1 = absolutely quiet; completely still 闃無一人 gwik1 mou4 jat1 jan4 = absolutely no one around; not a soul to be seen 闃無人聲 gwik1 mou4 jan4 sing1 = totally quiet; no one to be heard 無國界醫生 mou4 gwok3 gaai3 ji1 sang1 = Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, Doctors Without Borders 無功不受祿 mou4 gung1 bat1 sau6 luk6 = be unwilling to receive an unmerited reward 無妨 mou4 fong4 = do no harm 前無古人,後無來者 cin4 mou4 gu2 jan4 hau6 mou4 loi4 ze2 = historically unprecedented 無心插柳柳成蔭 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 = reap unexpected results from an unintentional action 有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成蔭 jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 = what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results 萍蹤無定 ping4 zung1 mou4 ding6 = wander about with no fixed destination or abode 黯然無色 am2 jin4 mou4 sik1 = to lack colour and lustre in comparison to 食飽無憂米 sik6 baau2 mou4 jau1 mai5 = lead a worry-free life 粵 學海無涯 hok6 hoi2 mou4 ngaai4 = no limits to what one still has to learn 雖無過犯,面目可憎 seoi1 mou4 gwo3 faan6, min6 muk6 ho2 zang1 = your face alone is loathsome enough to offend people 無所不用其極 mou4 so2 bat1 jung6 kei4 gik6 = stop at nothing; go to any extreme 講多無謂 gong2 do1 mou4 wai6 = spare me the details 粵 無嘴貓 mou4 zeoi2 maau1 = "Hello Kitty" (lit., "cat with no mouth") 無錫骨 mou4 sek3 gwat1 = a braised pork dish served in a hot pot 無印良品 mou4 jan3 loeng4 ban2 = Muji |
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真係無聊,我唔想玩落去啦! 粵
You're being ridiculous, I don't want to mess around any more. [Lit. really nonsense, I not want play-continue [particle]. 落去 has the meaning of "continue" here and may be suffixed to many verbs.]
邊個叫佢眼高手低吖;無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高,佢都冇能力去做嘅。 粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
講就天下無敵,做就無能為力。
[He] talks as if no one in the world could match him, but when he must act, he is completely incapable.
工作做唔晒,如果你要嚟幫,我會無任歡迎。 粵
Much work remains to be done. Any assistance that you can render is most welcome.
天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Show all 13 examplesInnocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |