虛無
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Chinese
devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain |
not have | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虛無) | 虛 | 無 | |
| simp. (虚无) | 虚 | 无 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuwú
- Wade–Giles: hsü1-wu2
- Yale: syū-wú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuwu
- Palladius: сюйу (sjuju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵⁵ u³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: heoi1 mou4
- Yale: hēui mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoey1 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: hêu1 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-bû
- Tâi-lô: hu-bû
- Phofsit Daibuun: hu'buu
- IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-bû
- Tâi-lô: hir-bû
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ bu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-bû
- Tâi-lô: hi-bû
- Phofsit Daibuun: hi'buu
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² bu¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Adjective
虛無
- being nothing; empty; void
- nihilistic
Noun
虛無
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“虛無” in 佛學大辭典 .
