- 碌碌无为 lùlùwúwéi mediocre and unaccomplishedmediocre and ineffectual; to lead a humdrum life without achieving anything
- 无为而治 wúwéi'érzhì to govern by doing nothing(idiom) Daoist principle of governance through non-interference and following the natural course of things
- 清静无为 qīngjìngwúwéi Daoist non-actionThe Daoist philosophical ideal of restraining desires and quieting the mind to follow nature's course
- 宁为鸡口，无为牛后 nìngwéijīkǒuwúwéiniúhòu better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondBetter to be independent in a small situation than to be subordinate and powerless in a large one; literally "better to be a chicken's mouth than a cow's backside"
- 无为市 wúwéishì WuweiWuwei, a county-level city in [[芜湖市|蕪湖市|wu2 hu2 shi4]] in Anhui province