無事 (mou4 si6 | wu2 shi4) : have nothing to do

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無事

mou4 si6

wu2 shi4

have nothing to do

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

無事 / 无事

This word has been viewed 3111 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2005 21:49 and last edited on 7th Oct 2009 19:43

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Characters in this word:

無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident

5 compounds containing this word:

平安無事 - safe and sound
有事鍾無艷無事夏迎春 - come to me only when you need help in times of trouble
無事生非 - to be deliberately provocative; much ado about nothing
無事不登三寶殿 - visiting with a need of getting assistance or help
無事忙 - much ado about nothing

Showing 1 example containing 無事

我係無事不登三寶殿
I wouldn't come to you if I hadn't something to ask of you.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

無視 mou4 si6 wu2 shi4 = ignore; disregard

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