Usage of the character 唯
wéi
唯
[唯]
- only
- alone
- -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義／主义 (zhǔyì) or 論／论 (lùn), e.g. 唯理論／唯理论 (wéilǐlùn), rationalism)
wěi
唯
[唯]
- yes
wéiyī
唯一
[唯一]
- only; sole
wéidú
唯独
[唯獨]
- only
- just (i.e. it is only that...)
- all except
- unique
wéifěn
唯粉
[唯粉]
- fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band
dúwéi
毒唯
[毒唯]
- fan of one particular member of a pop idol band who denigrates and defames the other members
wéiyǒu
唯有
[唯有]
- only
wéidú
唯读
[唯讀]
- read-only (computing)
wéiwù
唯物
[唯物]
- materialistic
wéiměi
唯美
[唯美]
- aesthetics
wéikǒng
唯恐
[唯恐]
- for fear that
- lest
- also written 惟恐
wéifàn
唯饭
[唯飯]
- fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band
wéixiàng
唯象
[唯象]
- phenomenological
wéiwùlùn
唯物论
[唯物論]
- (philosophy) materialism
wéilǐlùn
唯理论
[唯理論]
- (philosophy) rationalism
Wéishízōng
唯识宗
[唯識宗]
- Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism)
wéixīnlùn
唯心论
[唯心論]
- philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
wéiyīxìng
唯一性
[唯一性]
- uniqueness
wéilìshìtú
唯利是图
[唯利是圖]
- (idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else
wéixiànglǐlùn
唯象理论
[唯象理論]
- phenomenology
ruòqiěwéiruò
若且唯若
[若且唯若]
- if and only if
wéimìngshìcóng
唯命是从
[唯命是從]
- to follow obediently
wéixīnzhǔyì
唯心主义
[唯心主義]
- philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
rènrénwéixián
任人唯贤
[任人唯賢]
- to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
wéiyìzhìlùn
唯意志论
[唯意志論]
- voluntarism
- metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華／叔本华 ( Shūběnhuá), that the essence of the world is willpower
wéiwùzhǔyì
唯物主义
[唯物主義]
- materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
rènrénwéiqīn
任人唯亲
[任人唯親]
- (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
wéiwéinuònuò
唯唯诺诺
[唯唯諾諾]
- to be a yes-man
kèguānwéixīnzhǔyì
客观唯心主义
[客觀唯心主義]
- objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)
biànzhèngwéiwùzhǔyì
辩证唯物主义
[辯證唯物主義]
- dialectical materialism
wéikǒngtiānxiàbùluàn
唯恐天下不乱
[唯恐天下不亂]
- to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
lìshǐwéiwùzhǔyì
历史唯物主义
[歷史唯物主義]
- historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)
shíjiànshìjiǎnyànzhēnlǐdewéiyībiāozhǔn
实践是检验真理的唯一标准
[實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準]
- Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)