虛無

See also: 虚無 and 虚无

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	not have
trad. (虛無)		虛	無
simp. (虚无)		虚	无

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ mou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hu-bû / hir-bû / hi-bû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūwú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuwú
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-wu²
    • Yale: syū-wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuwu
    • Palladius: сюйу (sjuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ mou⁴
    • Yale: hēui mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-bû
    • Tâi-lô: hu-bû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'buu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² bu²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-bû
    • Tâi-lô: hir-bû
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ bu²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-bû
    • Tâi-lô: hi-bû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'buu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² bu¹³/

Adjective

虛無

1. being nothing; empty; void
2. nihilistic

Noun

虛無

1. nothingness; emptiness

Derived terms

• 虛無主義／虚无主义 (xūwú zhǔyì)
• 虛無縹緲／虚无缥缈 (xūwúpiāomiǎo)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (虛無):

• → Japanese: 虚(きょ)無(む) (kyomu)
• → Korean: 허무(虛無) (heomu)
• → Vietnamese: hư vô (虛無)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “虛無” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].