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虛無

虛無

See also: 虚無

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	-less; not to have; no -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-
trad. (虛無)		虛	無
simp. (虚无)		虚	无

Noun

虛無

nothingness

Derived terms

虛無主義／虚无主义 (xūwúzhǔyì)

虛無縹緲／虚无缥缈 (xūwú-piāomiǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūwú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ mou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hir-bû / hu-bû / hi-bû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūwú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ u³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ mou⁴
  - Yale: hēui mòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ mou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-bû
  - Tâi-lô: hir-bû
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ bu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-bû
  - Tâi-lô: hu-bû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hu'buu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-bû
  - Tâi-lô: hi-bû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hi'buu
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² bu¹³/