- 毋庸置疑 wúyōngzhìyí beyond doubtwithout a doubt; there is no need for suspicion
- 宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn better to have nothing than something shoddyrather go without than accept something of poor quality; would prefer to have a vacancy or shortage than to fill it with something or someone substandard
- 毋庸讳言 wúyōnghuìyán no need for reticenceThere is no need to avoid or hide the truth; to be able to speak frankly without reservation.
- 毋须 wúxū need notto have no need; to not have to; to be unnecessary
- 毋宁 wúnìng ratherrather; it would be better to; used to indicate that of two choices, the latter is preferable, often used in the [[与其|與其|yu3 qi2]] ... wú nìng pattern
- 毋庸 wúyōng no need forno need to; there is no need for; used to indicate that an action or fact is unnecessary or self-evident
- 少安毋躁 shǎo'ānwúzào keep calmkeep calm and be patient for a moment; do not be impatient
- 不自由,毋宁死 bùzìyóuwúnìngsǐ give me liberty or give me deathgive me liberty or give me death; literally "not free, better to die"
- 卑之,毋甚高论 bēizhīwúshèngāolùn my humble opinion(idiom) a humble way to say that your opinion is nothing extraordinary or is a familiar point of view
- 宁为鸡口,毋为牛后 nìngwéijīkǒuwúwéiniúhòu big fish in a small pondbetter to be the beak of a bird than the rump of an ox; better to be a leader of a small group than a follower in a large one
- 巨毋霸 jùwúbà giantOriginally the name of a legendary giant during the Xin Dynasty; now used to describe a person or thing of enormous size. Modern usage is almost always written as [[巨无霸|巨無霸|ju4 wu2 ba4]]
- 毋乃 wúnǎi isn't it(literary) Used to express a polite or tentative rhetorical question; is it not possibly...
- 毋妄之祸 wúwàngzhīhuò unexpected misfortune(variant form) a calamity or disaster that strikes out of nowhere; an unforeseen trouble
- 毋忘 wúwàng don't forget(literary) do not forget
- 毋忘在莒 wúwàngzàijǔ reclaim lost territoryTo remain intent on recovering lost national lands, referencing the state of Qi using [[莒|莒|ju3]] as a base to retake seventy-two cities from the state of Yan
- 毋忝厥职 wútiǎnjuézhí to fulfill one's duty honorablyto not bring shame to one's post; to be faithful to one's official responsibilities
- 毋枉毋纵 wúwǎngwúzòng neither wrong the innocent nor let the guilty go freeDo not treat an innocent person unjustly, and do not let a criminal escape punishment.
- 毋通 wútōng must notcannot; don't; should not (Southern Min / Hokkien)
- 毋需 wúxū need notnot have to; do not need
- 稍安毋躁 shāo'ānwúzào keep calmWait quietly and do not be impatient.
- 胡毋敬 húwújìng Hu Wujingofficial of the Qin Dynasty and author of a famous calligraphy primer
- 鴾毋 móumǔ quaila type of bird resembling a quail
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH