碌碌無為

See also: 碌碌无为

Chinese

		rolling; constantly turning; busy with miscellaneous work	to take no action; to let nature take its course; to adopt a laissez-faire approach
trad. (碌碌無為/碌碌無爲)		碌碌	無為/無爲
simp. (碌碌无为)		碌碌	无为

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lùlùwúwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lùlùwúwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lùlùwúwéi
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴-lu⁴-wu²-wei²
  - Yale: lù-lù-wú-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhluhwuwei
  - Palladius: лулуувэй (luluuvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk¹ luk¹ mou⁴ wai⁴
  - Yale: lūk lūk mòuh wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁷ luk⁷ mou⁴ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug¹ lug¹ mou⁴ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

碌碌無為

seemingly always on the run, but actually achieving nothing; to lead a busy, but vain and humdrum life; plodding hard but accomplishing little of significance

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