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Chinese

無處不在

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
ubiquitous; omnipresent; to be everywhere
  • 无处不在
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Origin

The Chinese phrase 無處不在 means ubiquitous, omnipresent, or to be everywhere. It is formed by combining four characters: 無, 處, 不, and 在.

The character 無 means to not have, there is not, or there does not exist. The character 處 means to reside, to live, or to dwell. It contains the semantic components 夂 (to approach from behind) and 几 (stool; chair), along with the phonetic component 虍 (pattern of tiger fur). The character 不 is also part of the phrase.

The character 在 means to exist, to be present, or to be alive. It features the phonetic components 才 (ability; gift; talent; capability) and 士 (unmarried male; bachelor).

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

這個詞組由四個漢字組成。無 意指「沒有」、「不存在」；處 意指「居住」、「生活」或「停留」；不 意指「不」；在 則意指「存在」、「在場」或「生存」。

在字形結構上，處 字包含語義成分 夂（意為「從後面接近」）與 几（意為「凳子」或「椅子」），並含有音符 虍（意為「虎皮紋路」）。在 字則包含音符 才（意為「能力」或「天賦」）以及 士（意為「未婚男子」或「單身漢」）。

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處 “to reside; to live; to dwell”
    • soundChinese虍 “pattern of tiger fur”
    • meaningChinese夂 “to approach from behind”
    • meaningChinese几 “stool; chair”
  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese在 “to exist; to be present; to be alive”
    • soundChinese才 “ability; gift; talent; capability”
    • soundChinese士 “unmarried male; bachelor”
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Meanings

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  1. ubiquitous; omnipresent; to be everywhere

Sources

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  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0