無故 [无－]

Jyutping mou4 gu3
Pinyin wú gù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. without cause or reason
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    無​啦​啦​；​冇​合理​原因
    without reason; unreasonably
    • 呢間公司無故裁員，有好多人去勞工處投訴。
      呢间公司无故裁员，有好多人去劳工处投诉。
      ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou4 gu3 coi4 jyun4, jau5 hou2 do1 jan4 heoi3 lou4 gung1 cyu5 tau4 sou3.
      Since this company reduced staff for no reason, many of them complained to the Labour Department.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    for no reason; without a reason
    • 無故缺席
      无故缺席
      wú gù quē xí
      to be absent without a reason
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4362
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我被无故辞退了。
    我被無故辭退了。
    wǒ bèi wú gù cí tuì le 。
    • I was fired without cause.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆无故地笑。
    湯姆無故地笑。
    tāng mǔ wú gù dì xiào 。
    • Tom laughed for no reason.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    无故缺席
    無故缺席
    mou4 gu3 kyut3 zik6
    • to be absent without an excuse
  2. Cantonese
    呢间公司无故裁员，有好多人去劳工处投诉。
    呢間公司無故裁員，有好多人去勞工處投訴。
    ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou4 gu3 coi4 jyun4, jau5 hou2 do1 jan4 heoi3 lou4 gung1 cyu5 tau4 sou3.
    • Since this company reduced staff for no reason, many of them complained to the Labour Department.
  3. Cantonese
    无缘无故
    無緣無故
    mou4 jyu4 mou4 gu3
    • without any (proper) reason
  4. Cantonese
    佢无缘无故就消失咗。
    佢無緣無故就消失咗。
    keoi5 mou4 jyun4 mou4 gu3 zau6 siu1 sat1 zo2.
    • He suddenly disappeared.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    世上决没有无缘无故的爱，也没有无缘无故的恨。
    世上決沒有無緣無故的愛，也沒有無緣無故的恨。
    shì shàng jué méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de ài ， yě méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de hèn ．
    • There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hatred with out reason or cause.
    • There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hatred without reason or cause.
  2. Mandarin
    无缘无故的，你着什么急？
    無緣無故的，你着什麼急？
    wú yuán wú gù de ， nǐ zháo shén me jí ？
    • Why do you get excited for no reason at all?
  3. Mandarin
    无故缺席
    無故缺席
    wú gù quē xí
    • to be absent without a reason