無為而治

Chinese

		to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
trad. (無為而治/無爲而治)		無為/無爲	而	治
simp. (无为而治)		无为	而	治

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúwéi'érzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúwéi'érzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúwéi-érjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-wei²-êrh²-chih⁴
    • Yale: wú-wéi-ér-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuweierljyh
    • Palladius: увэйэрчжи (uvɛjɛrčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 無為而治

1. (Confucianism) to govern by rule of virtue
2. (Taoism) to govern by doing nothing that goes against nature; (by extension) to govern by nonaction; to govern by noninterference