碌碌無為

See also: 碌碌无为

Chinese

		rolling; constantly turning; busy with miscellaneous work	to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach
trad. (碌碌無為/碌碌無爲)		碌碌	無為/無爲
simp. (碌碌无为)		碌碌	无为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lùlùwúwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùlùwúwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lùlùwúwéi
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴-lu⁴-wu²-wei²
    • Yale: lù-lù-wú-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhluhwuwei
    • Palladius: лулуувэй (luluuvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴
    • Yale: lūk lūk mòuh wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁷ luk⁷ mou⁴ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug¹ lug¹ mou⁴ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

碌碌無為

1. seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance