唯 | [ weí ] only, alone, -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism) |
唯 | [ weǐ ] yes |
唯一 | [ weí yī ] only, sole |
唯一性 | [ weí yī xìng ] uniqueness |
唯利是圖 | [ weí lì shì tú ] to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything, self-seeking |
唯命是從 | [ weí mìng shì cóng ] to follow obediently |
唯唯諾諾 | [ weǐ weǐ nuò nuò ] to be a yes-man |
唯心主義 | [ weí xīn zhǔ yì ] philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness |
唯心論 | [ weí xīn lùn ] philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness |
唯恐 | [ weí kǒng ] for fear that, lest, also written 惟恐 |
唯恐天下不亂 | [ weí kǒng tiān xià bù luàn ] to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom) |
唯意志論 | [ weí yì zhì lùn ] voluntarism, metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華|叔本华[Shu1 ben3 hua2], that the essence of the world is willpower |
唯有 | [ weí yoǔ ] only |
唯物 | [ weí wù ] materialistic |
唯物主義 | [ weí wù zhǔ yì ] materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality |
唯物論 | [ weí wù lùn ] the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality |
唯獨 | [ weí dú ] only, just (i.e. it is only that...), all except, unique |
唯理論 | [ weí lǐ lùn ] (philosophy) rationalism |
唯粉 | [ weí fěn ] fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band |
唯美 | [ weí meǐ ] aesthetics |
唯識宗 | [ weí shí zōng ] Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism) |
唯讀 | [ weí dú ] read-only (computing) |
唯象 | [ weí xiàng ] phenomenological |
唯象理論 | [ weí xiàng lǐ lùn ] phenomenology |
唯飯 | [ weí fàn ] fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band |
⇒ 任人唯親 | [ rèn rén weí qīn ] to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism, corrupt appointment |
⇒ 任人唯賢 | [ rèn rén weí xián ] to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity |
⇒ 唯唯諾諾 | [ weǐ weǐ nuò nuò ] to be a yes-man |
⇒ 客觀唯心主義 | [ kè guān weí xīn zhǔ yì ] objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy) |
⇒ 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 | [ shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de weí yī zhǔn ] Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978) |
⇒ 歷史唯物主義 | [ lì shǐ weí wù zhǔ yì ] historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) |
⇒ 毒唯 | [ dú weí ] fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members |
⇒ 若且唯若 | [ ruò qiě weí ruò ] if and only if |
⇒ 辯證唯物主義 | [ biàn zhèng weí wù zhǔ yì ] dialectical materialism |