莫名 mò míng ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ mok6 ming4
- inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
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莫
- 莫非 mò fēi ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ mok6 fei1 can it be possible that
- 莫过于 莫過於 mò guò yú ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ mok6 gwo3 jyu1 nothing can surpass
- 一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn ㄧ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄢˇ jat1 cau4 mok6 zin2 to be unable to find a solution
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 变幻莫测 變幻莫測 biàn huàn mò cè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄘㄜˋ bin3 waan6 mok6 caak1 to change unpredictably
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- 切莫 qiè mò ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ cit3 mok6 you must not
- 吉莫 jí mò ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ gat1 mok6 (old) name of a kind of leather
- 巴莫 Bā Mò ㄅㄚ ㄇㄛˋ baa1 mok6 Ba Maw
- 约莫 約莫 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 to estimate; to guess
- 莫不 mò bù ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ mok6 bat1 none doesn't
- 莫内 莫內 Mò nèi ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ mok6 noi6 Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈
- 莫大 mò dà ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ mok6 daai6 greatest
- 莫奈 Mò nài ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄞˋ mok6 noi6 Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
- 莫如 mò rú ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ mok6 jyu4 it would be better
- 莫属 莫屬 mò shǔ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ mok6 suk6 (the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 + (noun) + 莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)
- 莫耳 mò ěr ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ mok6 ji5 (chemistry) mole (loanword) (Tw)
- 莫蕾 mò lěi ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄟˇ mok6 leoi4 mole (Mexican sauce)
- 莫言 Mò Yán ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ mok6 jin4 Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 莫讲 莫講 mò jiǎng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ mok6 gong2 let alone
- 莫迪 Mò dí ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄧˊ mok6 dik6 Modi (name)
名
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 匿名 nì míng ㄋㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ nik1 ming4 anonymous
- 名下 míng xià ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ming4 haa6 under sb's name
- 名人 míng rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 jan4 personage
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
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- 名胜 名勝 míng shèng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ming4 sing3 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 名气 名氣 míng qi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ming4 hei3 reputation; fame
- 名片 míng piàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 名牌 míng pái ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ ming4 paai4 famous brand
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ming4 cing1 name (of a thing)
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 名声 名聲 míng shēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ming4 sing1 reputation
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 名号 名號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 name; title
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 名词 名詞 míng cí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ ming4 ci4 (linguistics) noun
- 名誉 名譽 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 fame
Idioms with these characters
- 爱莫能助 愛莫能助 ài mò néng zhù ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
- 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
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- 非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ ㄈㄟ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨˇ fei1 nei5 mok6 suk6 it's yours exclusively (idiom)
- 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢ gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ hau6 fui3 mok6 kap6 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
- 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1 (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- 莫名其妙 mò míng qí miào ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
- 莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ mok6 cung1 jat1 si6 unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
- 是非莫辨 shì fēi mò biàn ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ si6 fei1 mok6 bin6 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
- 臭名昭彰 chòu míng zhāo zhāng ㄔㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄤ cau3 ming4 ciu1 zoeng1 notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 lei6 not caring about fame and fortune (idiom)
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 to win success and recognition (idiom)
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- 功名利禄 功名利祿 gōng míng lì lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 ming4 lei6 luk6 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
- 沽名钓誉 沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù ㄍㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˋ gu1 ming4 diu3 jyu6 to angle for fame (idiom)
- 久仰大名 jiǔ yǎng dà míng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau2 joeng5 daai6 ming4 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
- 举世闻名 舉世聞名 jǔ shì wén míng ㄐㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ geoi2 sai3 man6 ming4 world-famous (idiom)
- 浪得虚名 浪得虛名 làng dé xū míng ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄧㄥˊ long6 dak1 heoi1 ming4 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
- 冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧˋ mou6 ming4 ding2 tai3 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
- 美其名曰 měi qí míng yuē ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝ mei5 kei4 ming4 joek6 to call by the glorified name of (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 在 最后 最後 得到 了 莫名 的 解释 解釋 。
That is somewhat explained at the end.
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