It means you didn't do anything, and the world was ruled. Originally, when Shun was in power, he did not make any changes according to Yao's thinking. Later, it generally refers to reforming the people with morality.

Pronunciation wú wé ié rí

Simple spelling wwez

As a social state of ruling the world by doing nothing, Confucius believes that a society ruled by doing nothing must have three characteristics, namely, people take food as the sky, soldiers take food as the sky, and social integrity.

Extended information idiom allusions

1. Because of Shun's noble character, Yao sent him to govern the world. ?

At that time, floods were everywhere in the Central Plains. Yao used to send guns to control water, but failed nine years later. Shun sent Yu, the son of Gun, to control water. Yu lived up to expectations. After 13 years, the flood was subsided. Shun, like Yao, is very generous to the people and often uses symbolic punishment. Those who commit the crime of cutting their noses are changed into well-dressed clothes.

People who should be beheaded are only allowed to wear clothes without collars. In order to let people know about music and dance, Shun sent people to spread music everywhere. Some people worry that Wei Xiao can't bear the heavy responsibility. Shun said: "Harmony is the foundation of music. One person who is proficient in melody like Kui is enough. " ? Osmium really accomplished the task well. ? -Excerpt from Lv Chunqiu

2. Confucius said: "Governing by doing nothing, as Shun said! All he needs to do is sit quietly. " ?

-from the Analects of Confucius

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Governing by Doing Nothing