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莫明其妙 — “To be at a loss to understand”

莫明其妙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss to understand”. Baffling; inexplicable; unable to make head or tail of something. Literally, “Cannot understand its mystery”.

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莫明其妙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 莫mò
  • 明míng
  • 其qí
  • 妙miào

莫明其妙 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
莫
mò11do not
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
其
qí8its, his, her, their
妙
miào7Wonderful, clever, or ingenious

Example Sentence with 莫明其妙

他突然的辞职让所有人都感到莫明其妙。
His sudden resignation left everyone completely baffled.

Idioms Related to 莫明其妙

Synonyms of 莫明其妙

  • mò莫míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable

Antonyms of 莫明其妙

  • 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

Questions about 莫明其妙

What does 莫明其妙 mean?
莫明其妙 (mò míng qí miào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss to understand”.
How do you pronounce 莫明其妙?
莫明其妙 is pronounced mò míng qí miào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 莫明其妙 literally mean?
Literally, 莫明其妙 means “Cannot understand its mystery”. It is used to mean “to be at a loss to understand”.
What is the Chinese definition of 莫明其妙?
说不出其中的奥妙。指事情很奇怪,说不出道理来。
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