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Chinese
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not have
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carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
's; him/her/it; this
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country; village
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| trad. (無何有之鄉)
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無
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何
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有
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之
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鄉
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| simp. (无何有之乡)
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无
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何
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有
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之
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乡
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Etymology
From Zhuangzi:
今子有大樹，患其無用，何不樹之於無何有之鄉，廣莫之野，彷徨乎無為其側，逍遙乎寢臥其下？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今子有大树，患其无用，何不树之于无何有之乡，广莫之野，彷徨乎无为其侧，逍遥乎寝卧其下？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Jīn zǐ yǒu dàshù, huàn qí wúyòng, hé bù shù zhī yú wúhéyǒuzhīxiāng, guǎngmò zhī yě, pánghuáng hū wúwéi qí cè, xiāoyáo hū qǐnwò qí xià?
- You, Sir, have a large tree and are troubled because it is of no use - why do you not plant it in a tract where there is nothing else, or in a wide and barren wild? There you might saunter idly by its side, or in the enjoyment of untroubled ease sleep beneath it.
Pronunciation
Idiom
無何有之鄉
- a land of nothingness
Noun
無何有之鄉
- utopia
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Japanese: 無何有の郷 (mukau no sato) (calque)