WU-WEI

Meaning of WU-WEI in English

/wooh"way"/ , n.

(in philosophical Taoism) action accomplishing its purpose in accordance with the natures of things and events. Cf. yu-wei .

[ wúwéi lit., without action ]

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WU WEI — ˈwüˈwā noun Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) wu 2 wei 2 , literally, not to act : the practice advocated by Taoism …
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WU-WEI — Pinyin Wuwei (Chinese: nonaction), in Chinese Taoism, the principle of yielding to others as the most effective response to the …
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WU WEI — У-вэй
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WU — I. noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area Date: 1908 a group of Chinese dialects …
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WEI — geographical name river about 535 miles (860 kilometers ) N central China flowing E to join the Huang
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WU — I Fundamental Daoist philosophical concept. Wu ("not-being"), you ("being"), wuming ("the nameless"), and youming ("the named") are interdependent and grow …
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WEI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Jiang Wei K'ang Yu wei Northern Wei dynasty Northern Wei sculpture Wang Ching wei …
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WU — ˈwü noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) wu 2 : a group of Chinese dialects spoken …
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WU — /wooh/ , n. 1. a dynasty that ruled in China A.D. 222-80. 2. a Chinese language having several dialects, spoken …
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WEI — /way/ , n. any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, esp. one ruling A.D. 220-265 and one ruling …
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WU — n. dialect spoken in part of China
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WU — I. ˈwü noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area Date: 1908 : a group of …
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WEI — geographical name river about 535 miles (860 kilometers ) N central China flowing E to join the Huang
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WU — [Wu] n [Chin (Beijing) Wu, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area] (1908): a group of Chinese dialects spoken principally …
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WEI — one of the many warring states into which China was divided during the Eastern Chou period (770-221 BC). The state …
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WU — Wu BrE AmE wuː —Chinese Wú [ ²wu ] , Cantonese [ 4 wuː ]
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WU — / wuː; NAmE / noun [ U ] a form of Chinese spoken in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai •• WORD …
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WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. [Chin.]
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WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. [ Chin. ]
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WU — n. a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces. Etymology: Chin.
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WU — Kuang wu ti Wu ch'ang Wu ti Wu han Wu Zetian Wu hou Wu wang Wu lu mu ch'i Hung …
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WU — Fundamental Daoist philosophical concept. Wu ("not-being"), you ("being"), wuming ("the nameless"), and youming ("the named") are interdependent and grow out …
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WEI — wei ch'i Jiang Wei K'ang Yu wei Northern Wei dynasty Northern Wei sculpture Wang Ching wei Wei River Wei Zhongxian …
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WU — Wu
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WU — Wu
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WEI — Wei
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WEI — Wei
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WEI — Вэй
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WU — Wu
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WEI — Wei
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WU — Wu
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WEI — Wei
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WEI ZHONGXIAN — or Wei Chung-hsien born 1568, Suning, Heibei province, China died 1627, Anhui province Eunuch who dominated the Chinese government in …
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NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY — or Toba dynasty (AD 386–534/35) Longest-lived and most powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties that ruled after the Han dynasty …
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WEI-SO — Pinyin Weisuo (Chinese: "guard post"), any of the military garrison units utilized by China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to maintain peace …
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WU-TI — born 156 BC died March 29, 87/86 BC Pinyin Wudi, original name Liu Ch'e autocratic Chinese emperor (141/14087/86 BC), who …
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WU-T'AI, MOUNT — WadeGiles romanization Wu-t'ai Shan, Pinyin Wutai Shan mountain and mountain chain in northeast Shansi Province, China. The mountain chain is …
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WU-HU — Pinyin Wuhu city and river port in southeast Anhwei sheng (province), China. Wu-hu has long been a communication and strategic …
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WU-HSING — also called Hu-chou, Pinyin Wuxing, or Huzhou, city in northern Chekiang sheng (province), China. Wu-hsing is situated close to the …
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WU-HSI — Pinyin Wuxi city in southern Kiangsu sheng (province), China. Wu-hsi is situated along the Grand Canal at that waterway's junction …
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WU-HAN — Pinyin Wuhan fifth largest city of the People's Republic of China, in Hupeh Province, located at the confluence of the …
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WU-CHOU — formerly (191346) Ts'ang-wu, Pinyin Wuzhou, or Cangwu, city on the eastern border of the Kwangsi Chuang autonomous ch' (district), southern …
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WU-CH'ANG — Pinyin Wuchang industrial city and capital of Hupeh sheng (province), central China. Located on the south bank of the Yangtze …
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WU, CHIEN-SHIUNG — born May 29, 1912, Liuho, Kiangsu province, China died Feb. 16, 1997, New York, N.Y., U.S. Chinese-born American physicist who …
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WU CHING — Pinyin Wu Jing (Chinese: Five Classics), five ancient Chinese books whose prestige is so great that in the fourfold classification …
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WU SAN-KUEI — born 1612, Liaotung Province, China died Oct. 2, 1678, Hen-chou, Hunan Pinyin Wu Sangui Chinese general who invited the Manchus …
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WU HOU — born AD 625 died Dec. 16, 705 Pinyin Wu Hou (posthumous name, or shih), original name (WadeGiles romanization) Wu Chao, …
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WEI-HAI — also called Wei-hai-wei, Pinyin Weihai, or Weihaiwei, port city, Shantung sheng (province), China. It lies on the north coast of …
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WEI-FANG — formerly (until 1949) Wei-hsien, Pinyin Weifang, or Weixian city, east-central Shantung sheng (province), China. Wei-fang is situated on the main …
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WEI YAN — born April 23, 1794, Shao-yang, Hunan, China died 1856, Hangchow Pinyin Wei Yuan historian and geographer of the Ch'ing dynasty …
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WEI RIVER
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WEI DYNASTY — in full Northern Wei, Wade-Giles romanization Pei Wei, Pinyin Bei Wei, also called T'o-pa, Toba, or Tabgatch (AD 386-534/535), the …
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WEI CHUNG-HSIEN — born 1568, China died 1627, China Pinyin Wei Zhongxian, also called (Wade-Giles romanization) Li Chin-chung eunuch who completely dominated the …
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WANG WEI — born 699, Ch'i-hsien, Shansi Province, China died 759 Pinyin Wang Wei, also called Wang Mo-ch'i one of the most famous …
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NORTHERN WEI SCULPTURE — Chinese sculpture dating from the Northern Wei period (ad 386534/535) of the Six Dynasties (220589) and representing the first major …
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WEI ZHONGXIAN — or Wei Chung-hsien born 1568, Suning, Heibei province, China died 1627, Anhui province Eunuch who dominated the Chinese government in …
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YUN-KANG CAVES — Pinyin Yungang, series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century AD (Six Dynasties period). They are …
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TS'AO P'EI — born AD 187, Po-hsien [now in modern Anhwei province], China died 226, China Pinyin Cao Pei, posthumous name (shih) Wen-ti, …
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T'UNG-KUAN — Pinyin Tongguan, town in the extreme east of Shensi sheng (province), China. Situated on the south bank of the Huang …
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SIX DYNASTIES — (AD 220589), in China, the period between the end of the Han dynasty (AD 220) and the foundation of the …
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SHENSI
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