莫予毒也 — “No one can harm me”
莫予毒也 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an arrogant attitude where one believes no one can threaten or harm them, displaying supreme self-confidence to the point of overlooking everyone else”. Literally, “No one can harm me”.
莫予毒也 Pronunciation and Pinyin
莫予毒也 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 莫予毒也
In 633 BC, King Cheng of Chu led the armies of Chen and Cai to attack the State of Song. Song sought help from Jin, and Duke Wen of Jin dispatched troops to attack Chu's allies, Cao and Wei.
The Chu army moved north and suffered a great defeat. King Cheng was extremely displeased with his commander Ziyu and ordered him to commit suicide.
Upon hearing the news of Ziyu's suicide, Duke Wen of Jin rejoiced, saying that now no one could harm him.
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Synonyms of 莫予毒也
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míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable
- mò莫zhǎn展yī一chóu筹unable to come up with any solution
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What does 莫予毒也 mean?
莫予毒也 (mò yú dú yě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an arrogant attitude where one believes no one can threaten or harm them, displaying supreme self-confidence to the point of overlooking everyone else”.
How do you pronounce 莫予毒也?
莫予毒也 is pronounced mò yú dú yě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 莫予毒也 literally mean?
Literally, 莫予毒也 means “no one can harm me”. It is used to mean “describes an arrogant attitude where one believes no one can threaten or harm them, displaying supreme self-confidence to the point of overlooking everyone else”.
Where does 莫予毒也 come from?
莫予毒也 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 莫予毒也?
再也没有人威胁、危害我了。表示目空一切，认为谁也不能伤害我。