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Also known as inexertion, inaction

concept in various Chinese philosophies, referring to an ideal form of government or a state of unconflicting personal harmony, free-flowing spontaneity and savoir-faire

Key facts

Traditional chinese
無為
Simplified chinese
无为
Hanyu pinyin
wúwéi
Wade giles
wu -wei
Ipa
[u ̌ .we ̌ ɪ]
Yale romanization
mòuhwàih
Jyutping
mou4-wai4

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Vietnamese name Vietnamesevô vi Korean name Hangul무위 Hanja無爲

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wu wei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.