Wuji (philosophy)

Wuji
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese無極
Simplified Chinese无极
Literal meaning"Without Limit"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWújí
Wade–GilesWu-chi
Wu
Romanizationvu jih
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMou4 gik6
IPA[mȍu kɪ̀k]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJbô-ke̍k
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetVô cực
Chữ Hán無極
Korean name
Hangul무극
Hanja無極
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationMugeuk
McCune–ReischauerMugŭk
Japanese name
Kanji無極
Kanaむきょく
Transcriptions
RomanizationMukyoku

In Chinese philosophy, wuji (simplified Chinese: 无极; traditional Chinese: 無極; lit. 'without roof/ridgepole', meaning 'without limit') originally referred to infinity. In Neo-Confucian cosmology, it came to mean the "primordial universe" prior to the "Supreme Ultimate" state of being.


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