无异 (wú yì) — to be no different from; to be just like; to be…

Definition

Formal written phrase meaning 'to be no different from / tantamount to'. A literary-style alternative to 像 or 等于, used in formal writing rather than everyday speech.

verb

to be no different fromto be just liketo be tantamount to

Examples

无异。
Tā de xíng wéi yǔ yí gè xiǎo hái wú yì.
His behavior is no different from a child's.
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Zhè yàng zuò de jié guǒ wú yì yú làng fèi zī yuán.
The result of doing this is tantamount to wasting resources.
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Zài zhuān yè rén shì kàn lái, zhè ge fāng àn wú yì yú kōng tán.
In the eyes of professionals, this plan is just like empty talk.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúhave no

异yìdifference

'无' (have no) + '异' (difference) = no difference, hence same.

Characters in this word

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.

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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.

田共異