無常 (mou4 soeng4 | wu2 chang2) : variable; changeable; fickle; to pass away; to die; impermanence

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無常

mou4 soeng4

wu2 chang2

[1] variable; changeable; fickle; ghost supposed to take a soul upon death; to pass away; to die[2] [Buddhism] impermanence

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

無常 / 无常

This word has been viewed 1666 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 02:52 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
常 soeng4 - common, ordinary; frequently

5 compounds containing this word:

變化無常 - [adj] capricious, changeable
出沒無常 - appear and disappear irregularly
反覆無常 - changeable; fickle; capricious
世事無常 - the affairs of this world are unpredictable
變化無常的 - [adj] fluxible

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

無償 mou4 soeng4 wu2 chang2 = free; with no obligation; with no strings attached

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Decimal representation of this word: 無常

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