Pinyin Dictionary results for "wu wei"

五味
the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors
武威
Wuwei prefecture level city in Gansu
无味
tasteless; odorless
无为
Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
无为
the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire
无谓
pointless; meaningless; unnecessarily
五味俱全
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味子
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis); Magnolia vine
五味杂陈
with complex feelings (idiom)
武威地区
Wuwei prefecture in Gansu
武威市
Wuwei prefecture level city in Gansu
无尾熊
koala
无尾猿
ape
无微不至
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
无为县
Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
无维度
dimensionless (math.)
侨务委员会
Overseas Chinese Affairs Council, Taiwan
全国人民代表大会常务委员会
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
国务委员
member of State Council (in China)
国家文物委员会
National Committee of Cultural Heritage
常务委员会
standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress)
食之无味,弃之不甘
see 食之無味,棄之可惜|食之无味,弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之无味,弃之可惜
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
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