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Definition
- non
- no
- none
- not
- radical (Kang Xi 71)
- un- (prefix)
- -less (suffix)
Compounds (11)
Related words (457)
helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何
variable; changeable; fickle; impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya); ghost taking away the soul after death; to pass away; to die
unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable
silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century
no matter what; to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be; cannot be called; not make much of
(of a document) not bearing a name; unregistered (financial securities etc); bearer (bond); secret (ballot etc); anonymous; unattributed (remarks); (of a check) payable to the bearer
not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case
to moan about imaginary illness; fussing like a hypochondriac; (fig.) sentimental nonsense
(lit.) to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill; to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action
anyhow; anyway; whatever; whatever happens; no matter what; as it may; in any case; at any rate; at all events
(lit.) idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
to have or have not; surplus and shortfall; tangible and intangible; corporeal and incorporeal
to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval
(lit.) a banquet with no empty seats; full house; capacity crowd; standing room only
to act as though there were nobody else present; unselfconscious; (fig.) without regard for others
to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it; to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it; to be all talk and no action
to no avail; achieving nothing; totally ineffective; to have no effect; to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)
extremely vast; boundless; limitless; digressing; discursive; going off on tangents; straying far off topic
cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
to lose one's life savings (e.g. after a bankruptcy); no return for one's hard-earned savings
to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy
(lit.) father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son
unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)
a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents
to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
Idioms (191)
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
(lit.) no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick; undisciplined and out of control
to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking; firing blindly; to shoot in the air; a shot in the dark
it is without rhyme or reason; neither rhyme nor reason; no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled (for); for nothing (at all); for no reason (at all)
no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end; at the end of one's tether; powerless
not to hold anything back (idiom); (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
(lit.) without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire
(lit.) One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom); (fig.) to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth); having a hidden agenda
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on; without a friend in the world
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts
(lit.) things are not separated according to their size (idiom); (fig.) to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; scratch each other's back
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom); to fail to save the situation
(There is) no end to learning (idiom); You live and learn.; Knowledge is infinite.; Knowledge has no limit.; Learning is an endless process; (One is) never too old to learn; There is no end to learning.; There is no limit to knowledge.; There's always something new to study.
sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn; ars longa, vita brevis
safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible; to succeed in every undertaking
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through; lack of sticking power; short attention span
to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom); to reciprocate with material assistance
has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth; blind (to sth great)
(lit.) to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don't be too picky!
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending; to go about with one's nose in the air
to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled; able to see through the problem at one glance
with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules; in complete disorder
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
(lit.) not harming a new feather (idiom); not commit the slightest offense against the people (of soldiers); would not hurt a fly
cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive; not missing an iota
no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom); provided with the basic necessities
to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
(lit.) crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity
(lit.) when the nest overturns no egg remains intact; no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
(lit.) a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); (fig.) the pot calling the kettle black
not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom); to surpass; to outdo; (derog.) to be even worse
(lit.) 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
(lit.) flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom); (fig.) no smoke without a fire
(lit.) when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom); (fig.) when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
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