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莫名其妙 — “To be baffling or inexplicable”

莫名其妙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be baffling or inexplicable”. Beyond one's comprehension.

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莫名其妙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 莫mò
  • 名míng
  • 其qí
  • 妙miào

莫名其妙 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
莫
mò11do not
名
míng6name, reputation, famous
其
qí8its, his, her, their
妙
miào7Wonderful, clever, or ingenious

Example Sentence with 莫名其妙

他突然一声不吭地离开了,让我感到莫名其妙。
He suddenly left without a word, which left me feeling utterly baffled.

Idioms Related to 莫名其妙

Synonyms of 莫名其妙

  • mò莫míng明qí其miào妙baffling and inexplicable

Antonyms of 莫名其妙

  • dòng洞ruò若guān观huǒ火see clearly as observing a fire

More idioms starting with 莫

  • mò莫bù不yú逾chǐ侈Everyone is excessively extravagant
  • mò莫wéi为yǐ已shèn甚Don't go to extremes
  • mò莫zhī之yǔ与jīng京unrivaled; without parallel
  • mò莫zhī之shuí谁hé何unchallengeable and beyond reproach
  • mò莫yú予dú毒yě也No one can harm me
  • mò莫yú余dú毒yě也No one can harm me
  • mò莫xìn信zhí直zhōng中zhí直,,xū须fáng防rén人bù不rén仁Don't trust apparent honesty; guard against unkindness
  • mò莫zī兹wèi为shèn甚Nothing is more severe than this
  • mò莫kě可míng名zhuàng状beyond verbal description
  • mò莫kě可nài奈hé何have no alternative
  • mò莫kě可jiū究jié诘cannot be thoroughly investigated
  • mò莫zhǎn展yī一chóu筹unable to come up with any solution

Questions about 莫名其妙

What does 莫名其妙 mean?
莫名其妙 (mò míng qí miào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be baffling or inexplicable”.
How do you pronounce 莫名其妙?
莫名其妙 is pronounced mò míng qí miào in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 莫名其妙?
说不出其中的奥妙。指事情很奇怪,说不出道理来。
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