無量

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Chinese

not have
capacity; quantity; amount
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
 
trad. (無量)
simp. (无量)

Pronunciation 1


Adjective

無量

  1. immeasurable; boundless; unlimited
    前途無量前途无量  ―  qiántú wúliàng  ―  unlimited future
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (無量):

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Pronunciation 2


Adjective

無量

  1. (Hokkien, Puxian Min) petty; stingy
  2. (Hokkien, Puxian Min) intolerant
Synonyms

(stingy):

Antonyms

(intolerant):

  • (Hokkien, Puxian Min) 有量 (“magnanimous”)

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “无量”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 44.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
りょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(りょう) (muryōむりやう (muryau)?-na (adnominal ()(りょう) (muryō na), adverbial ()(りょう) (muryō ni))

  1. immeasurable

Inflection

Noun

()(りょう) (muryōむりやう (muryau)?

  1. immeasurableness

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN