不為
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See also: 不为
Chinese[edit]
not; no | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | ||
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trad. (不為/不爲) | 不 | 為/爲 | |
simp. (不为) | 不 | 为 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
不為
- (literary) to not do
- 道常無為而無不為。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Dào cháng wúwéi ér wúbùwéi. [Pinyin]
- The way never acts, yet nothing is left undone.
道常无为而无不为。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]