wú​duān

for no reason

  • created sense approved 无端/無端 · wú​duān · unreasonable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无端 / 無端

    wú​duān

    unreasonable

    unprincipled; unscrupulous; (literary) malicious or behaving like a rascal

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · upright

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  • created sense approved 无端/無端 · wú​duān · for no reason — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无端 / 無端

    wú​duān

    for no reason

    without cause or reason; for no reason at all; pointlessly

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · reason

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  • created sense approved 无端/無端 · wú​duān · endless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无端 / 無端

    wú​duān

    endless

    without start or end; limitless; infinite

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · beginning

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  • created sense approved 无端/無端 · wú​duān · unavoidable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无端 / 無端

    wú​duān

    unavoidable

    (literary) used to express frustration that something is happening despite one's wishes, meaning 'unavoidably' or 'regrettably'

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · reason

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  • created sense approved 无端/無端 · wú​duān · groundless accusation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无端 / 無端

    wú​duān

    groundless accusation

    a trumped-up charge; a groundless accusation or fabricated case

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 端 (literal) → 端 · duān · reason

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