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無動於衷

/u³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
aloof; indifferent; unmoved; unconcerned
  • 無動於中
  • 无动于衷
  • 无动于中
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The phrase describes a state of being unmoved, where nothing stirs the inner heart or the clothing worn close to the body.
The phrase describes a state of being unmoved, where nothing stirs the inner heart or the clothing worn close to the body.

Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters: 無, 動, 於, and 衷. The character 無 means to not have, there is not, or there does not exist. The character 於 means in, at, or on.

The character 動, meaning to move, contains the semantic component 力 (physical strength, physical power, or energy) and the phonetic component 重 (heavy). The character 衷, meaning undergarment or underwear, contains the semantic component 衣 (garment, clothes, or clothing) and the phonetic component 中 (middle or center).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「無動於衷」由四個漢字組成。「無」表示沒有、不存在；「動」表示移動；「於」表示在、於；「衷」則指內衣。根據字形結構，「動」字包含表示力量或能量的「力」作為意義組成部分，並以「重」作為聲音組成部分；而「重」字包含「人」作為意義組成部分，並以「東」作為聲音組成部分。

至於「衷」字，其意義組成部分為「衣」，代表衣服或衣物，並以「中」作為聲音組成部分。整個詞組透過這些字元的組合，用來描述內心不受到任何波動或影響的狀態。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese無 “to not have; there is not; there does not exist”
  • characterChinese動 “to move”
    • soundChinese重 “heavy”
      • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
      • soundChinese東 “east”
    • meaningChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
  • characterChinese於 “in; at; on”
  • characterChinese衷 “undergarment; underwear”
    • meaningChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • soundChinese中 “middle; center”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. aloof; indifferent; unmoved; unconcerned

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 心裡絲毫不受感動或影響。 例：任憑我如何苦苦哀求，她都無動於衷。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0