无名之朴 — “The unnamed simplicity”
无名之朴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the unnamed simplicity”. (Daoism) the original, undifferentiated state of the Dao, representing naturalness and inaction; (metaphor) a person of unrecognized talent or wisdom, or a valuable thing that is not yet known or appreciated. Literally, “Nameless simplicity; unnamed uncarved block”.
无名之朴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无名之朴 Character Breakdown
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- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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What does 无名之朴 mean?
无名之朴 (wú míng zhī pǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the unnamed simplicity”.
How do you pronounce 无名之朴?
无名之朴 is pronounced wú míng zhī pǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无名之朴 literally mean?
Literally, 无名之朴 means “Nameless simplicity; unnamed uncarved block”. It is used to mean “the unnamed simplicity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无名之朴?
①道家指质朴自然、玄默无为之“道”为“无名之朴”。②未出名的璞玉。比喻不为人知的才识之士。亦作“无名之璞”。