無意

简 无意 · 繁 無意
Mandarin · pinyin wú yì

Meanings

  1. inadvertent
  2. accidental
  3. to have no intention of (doing sth)
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意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–4 · wu2 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou4 ji3

Cantonese word readings for 無意. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. to have no intention of

adv

  1. accidentally; inadvertently; unwittingly

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