wàng

  1. wàng adjective absurd; fantastic; presumptuous
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 荒诞 (Guoyu '妄' adj 2; Unihan '妄')
  2. wàng adverb rashly; recklessly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 妄 is synonymous with 胡乱 in this sense. Etymology: 妄:亂也 (Shuo Wen; Guoyu '妄' adv; Unihan '妄')
  3. wàng adjective irregular (behavior)
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '妄' adj 1; Unihan '妄')
  4. wàng adjective arrogant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 傲慢 (Guoyu '妄' adj 3)
  5. wàng adjective falsely; mithyā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mithyā, Japanese: bou, or: mou (BCSD '妄', p. 355; MW 'mithyā'; SH '妄', p. 210; Unihan '妄')

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