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无常

wú cháng

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Definitions

  1. 1. variable
  2. 2. changeable
  3. 3. fickle
  4. 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
  5. 5. ghost taking away the soul after death
  6. 6. to pass away
  7. 7. to die

Words Containing 无常

喜怒无常
xǐ nù wú cháng

temperamental

变化无常
biàn huà wú cháng

(idiom) changeable; fickle

出没无常
chū mò wú cháng

to appear and disappear unpredictably

反复无常
fǎn fù wú cháng

unstable

祸福无常
huò fú wú cháng

disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

黑白无常
hēi bái wú cháng

(Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld

Child Words of 无常

无
wú

not to have

常
cháng

always