4.13Usage: ++++
无 無
None (Non-existence) / Absence of
- 无比 (wú bǐ) Incredible Literal. None could compare
- 无敌 (wú dí) Invincible / Unbeatable Literal. None could compete
- 无聊 (wú liáo) Bored Literal. Absence of chat
- 无辜 (wú gū) Innocent Literal. Absence of criminal offence
- 无知 (wú zhī) Ignorant Literal. Absence of knowledge
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独一无二 (dú yī wú èr) Unique / The one and only Literal. Solely one and non-existence of two – often used to express that something/someone/somewhere is one of its kind
一无所有 (yī wú suó yǒu) Left with nothing / Lose everything Literal. Entire absence of (anything) as possessed
一事无成 (yī shì wú chéng) Hopeless / Total failure Literal. One matter absence of completion
+ PERSONAL NOTE +
Figs are actually flowers and not fruits but who would have known that we could eat an "inverted flower"? It is no wonder the Chinese in the olden days would name it 无花果 (wú huā guǒ) Literal. Absence of flower fruit thinking that the tree bore no flowers.