無從
See also: 无从
Chinese
| not have | from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (無從) | 無 | 從 | |
| simp. (无从) | 无 | 从 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wúcóng
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúcóng
- Wade–Giles: wu2-tsʻung2
- Yale: wú-tsúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wutsorng
- Palladius: уцун (ucun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mou4 cung4
- Yale: mòuh chùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 tsung4
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 cung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
毛蟲 / 毛虫
無從 / 无从
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-chiông
- Tâi-lô: bû-tsiông
- Phofsit Daibuun: bucioong
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Adverb
無從
- to have no way of; to not be in a position to
- 凡我造邦，無從匪彝，無即慆淫，各守爾典，以承天休。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 7th – 4th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fán wǒ zào bāng, wúcóng fěi yí, wú jí tāo yín, gè shǒu ěr diǎn, yǐ chéng tiānxiū. [Pinyin]
- Throughout all the regions that enter on a new life under me, do not, [ye princes], follow lawless ways; make no approach to insolence and dissoluteness; let every one be careful to keep his statutes: - that so we may receive the favour of Heaven.
凡我造邦，无从匪彝，无即慆淫，各守尔典，以承天休。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]