Etymology

wu wei

Today it means: A state of effortless inaction, in Taoism or Chinese statecraft. Full definition →

Chinese 無為 /无为
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from無為 /无为
  2. English todaywu wei

Borrowed from Chinese 無為 /无为 (wúwéi).

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