• Wu wei (simplified Chinese: 无为; traditional Chinese: 無為; pinyin: wúwéi) is an ancient Chinese concept has a polymorphic meaning that expresses "inexertion"...
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  • Wu Wei may refer to: Wu wei, an important tenet of Taoism that involves knowing when to act and when not to act Wu Wei (actress), Hong Kong actress Wu...
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    quotations related to Wei Wu Wei. The 'Wei Wu Wei' Archives "The Spirit Works : Wei Wu Wei Biography" by Gregory Tucker Wei Wu Wei Book Excerpts Articles...
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    Taoism (section Wu wei)
    return to. The term wu wei constitutes the leading ethical concept in Taoism. Wei refers to any intentional or deliberated action, while wu carries the meaning...
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  • Shen Buhai (section Wu wei)
    forebear, Creel believed that Shen Buhai's correlation between an inactive (Wu-wei) ruler, and a handling of claims and titles likely informed the Daoist conception...
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    established the state of Cao Wei. Sun Quan agreed to submit to Wei and was granted the title of a vassal king, "King of Wu" (吳王), by Cao Pi. A year later...
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    Three Kingdoms (section Wei)
    The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from 220 to 280 AD following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded...
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    sharpen the point. Wu wei, literally 'non-action' or 'not acting', is a central concept of the Tao Te Ching. The concept of wu wei is multifaceted, and...
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    Han Feizi (section Wu wei)
    regard to virtue, it has otherwise prior been argued that he considers wu-wei, or nonaction, it's essence, as an otherwise predominant focus for him....
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    was the most profound of them. Shiji 63: 2156 With a royal practice of wu wei reduced activity prominent in the early Han, a key to Sima Qian's narrative...
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    nominally a vassal king under Wei, but he declared independence in 222 and eventually proclaimed himself "Emperor of Wu" in 229.[citation needed] To distinguish...
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    [Cao Cao's Apologia], Wei Wu gu shi 魏武故事 [The Memoirs of Lord Wu of Wei], 但食武平萬戶 Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 1.32–34 n. 1. Book of Wei:...
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    emperor of the state of Cao Wei, to abdicate to him. He reigned from 266 to 290, and after conquering the state of Eastern Wu in 280, was the emperor of...
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    mainly planted in China is "Hong-zhen-zhu". This cultivar is next to "Bai Wu-wei-zi", "Chang-bai-hong", and "Da-chuan-hong" one of the main cultivars in...
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    Wu Wei (traditional Chinese: 吳偉; simplified Chinese: 吴伟; pinyin: Wěi; ca. 1459–1508) was a painter of Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China famous for his...
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  • and laissez-passer, laissez-faire being a translation of the Chinese term wu wei (無為). Gournay ardently supported the removal of restrictions on trade and...
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    Jiao and Empress Wei Zifu were the only two empresses during Emperor Wu's reign. Emperor Wu did not make anyone empress after Empress Wei Zifu committed...
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  • Wei Wei may refer to: Wei Wei (male writer) (1920–2008), Chinese writer Wei Wei (actress) (1922–2023), Chinese actress Wei Wei (singer) (born 1963), Chinese...
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  • Ng Wei (simplified Chinese: 吴蔚; traditional Chinese: 吳蔚; pinyin: Wèi; Jyutping: Ng4 Wai3; born 14 July 1981) is a former Hong Kong badminton player...
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    9000 Wei (/weɪ/), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (Chinese: 北魏; pinyin: Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei (Chinese: 拓跋魏; pinyin: Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei (Chinese:...
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    offerings that Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun had made and then blaming them for the death of the Lady of Wei. At Empress Wu command, Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun...
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  • Wei Zhao (204–273), courtesy name Hongsi, was an official, historian, and scholar of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China...
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  • posthumously known as Empress Si of the Filial Wu (Chinese: 孝武思皇后; pinyin: Xiàowǔ Sī Huánghòu) or Wei Si Hou (衛思后, "Wei the Thoughtful Empress"), was an empress...
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  • kin of Emperor Wu of Han as the younger half-brother of Emperor Wu's wife Empress Wei Zifu, and later the third husband of Emperor Wu's older sister Eldest...
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    Tao Te Ching (redirect from Wu-ch'ien wen)
    sharpen the point. Wu wei, literally 'non-action' or 'not acting', is a central concept of the Tao Te Ching. The concept of wu wei is multifaceted, and...
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  • Wu Wei (simplified Chinese: 武卫; traditional Chinese: 武衛; pinyin: Wèi), also known by her English name Maggie Wu, is a Chinese business executive who...
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  • Yiyang and Wu Wei. Hai Ling as Wu Tong, Yin Guo's half sister. Amy Sun as Zheng Yi, Yin Guo's best friend and Yiyang's schoolmate. Lu Meixi as Su Wei Ding Xiaoying...
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    and Luo Rivers that Wei had just taken from Qin. Later, after he became estranged from the lord of Wei and was forced into exile, Wu Qi went to the State...
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  • between wu (void or emptiness, in the sense of wuji) and the natural, dynamic balance between opposites, leading to its central principle of wu wei (inaction...
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  • Marquess Wu of Wei (died 370 BC), personal name Wei Ji, was a ruler of the Wei state. He was a son of the founding monarch, Marquess Wen. He ascended...
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