唯物 (wai4 mat6 | wei2 wu4) : materialistic

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唯物

wai4 mat6

wei2 wu4

materialistic

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 240,000

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

唯物

This word has been viewed 1744 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 4th May 2005 16:03 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

唯 wai4 wai2 - only; alone; yea
物 mat6 - thing; substance; stuff

4 compounds containing this word:

唯物主義 - materialism
唯物論 - materialism
辯證唯物主義 - dialectical materialism (the philosophical basis of Marxism)
Common Formations:
歷史唯物主義 - historical materialism

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

遺物 wai4 mat6 yi2 wu4 = items left behind by a deceased person

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Decimal representation of this word: 唯物

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