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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「無為而成」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「無為而成」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

It means achieving something naturally without relying on external forces.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

wú wéi ér chéng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mou4 wai6/wai4 yi4 sing4

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