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无异于 (wú yì yú) — no different from; the same as; as good as

Definition

verb
no different fromthe same asas good as

Examples

  • 无异于。
    Zhè yàng zuò wú yì yú zì qǔ miè wáng.
    Doing this is no different from seeking one's own destruction.
  • 无异于。
    Tā de jiàn yì wú yì yú kōng tán.
    His suggestion is as good as empty talk.
  • 无异于。
    Zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ wú yì yú huǎng yán.
    This statement is no different from a lie.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

无异no difference
无wúlack异yìdifference
动宾Verb + object
于yúto

无异 conveys no difference, and 于 points to the thing compared.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

Open 无 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 異; 异 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 異 depicts a person with a mask 田 over the face, so the face looks different. The simplified 异 is a later shorthand.

Open 异 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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